21.08.2017 Muğla
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the opening ceremony of the Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Ortaca Service Building. Hisarcıklıoğlu, stated that Muğla is in the first place in the employment mobilization initiated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's and congratulated Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry, employing 3.5 people per member. TOBB President emphasized that the Turkish private sector, which provided new job opportunities to 1.6 million people in the first 6 months, has written a great success story. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “This is worthy of world championship.”
At
the opening in Ortaca, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that it is
his 11th visit to Muğla. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the position of
chamber/exchange administration is one of service, “This building is the home
of Muğla entrepreneurs. Muğla entrepreneurs deserve the best service. Muğla CCI
is bringing service its members, offering better service. We want nothing else but
to compete on equal terms with our competitors.” Hisarcıklıoğlu said that there
is no one that the Turkish business community cannot compete with.
- Strong chamber, strong
entrepreneur, strong economy
Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “I am greatly proud of the Muğla chamber and commodity exchange. Both of
them are accredited. We have always said that, without strong chambers, there
can be no strong entrepreneurs; without strong entrepreneurs, there can be no
strong economy. Muğla CCI provides services to its members with this vision in
mind. They are working to enrich Muğla. They are solving entrepreneurs’ problems.
Your biggest complaint was high employment costs. We brought about the employment
mobilization with chambers and commodity exchanges. The government provided support
of historical proportions for employment. We created 1.6 million jobs in 6
months which enjoys complete tax exemption from the government in the first 3
months and then tax and SSI premiums support for the first 6 months. Muğla, by
providing 62,000 jobs -3.5 people per company- is in first in nationally.”
Pointing
out that the second biggest complaint of the business world was regarding
financing, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the Respite Credits they provide with
9.9% interest have reached 27,000 firms. The TOBB President stated that they
are using a resource of about 7 billion TRY for 260,000 companies (with zero
interest, 3 year maturity) via KOSGEB, vouching for 313,000 companies through the
Credit Guarantee Fund. Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that they were able to reach
600,000 companies in total.