20.01.2018 Kütahya
Meeting up with Kütahya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Council Members TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, pointing out that presidents of Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar chambers/exchanges were together, said “I congratulate you all for this unity. Development and productiveness is in this unity.”
Reminding
that they laid the foundation of the investment which had been made by Nafi
Güral and his family when darks clouds were on the horizon for Turkey after 15th
July villainous coup attempt, Hisarcıklıoğlu also stated that investment mean a
great deal and it was not a job even for every brave fellow.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
said that crisis also introduce opportunities. Stating that 2017 resulted
better than they anticipated for, Hisarcıklıoğlu said “In the first 9 months we
achieved a 7.4 % growth. This was enabled by the private sector. Industrial
growth is 3 times of last year. During the final quarter fast increase also
achieved in investments. Exportation volume pressed upon 160 billion dollars.
Decrease in tourism picked up. It re-exceeded to 30 million. You, as Chambers-Exchanges trigger this
success story.”
Pointing out
that in the beginning of 2017 market was short of cash, economy came to a
standstill, Hisarcıklıoğlu said “In order to pave the way for the market money
transfer to the market was necessary. Almost all of 365 chambers-exchanges
pooled all the collected service charges. We provided our members with
breathing credit. They ask ‘what do chamber-exchanges do?’ We, TOBB and
chambers/exchanges are the organisations which provide cheap credit to our
members. We said that we want KOSGEB’s interest-free credit from our
government. We obtained 1 year non-payment 3-year term credit. 290 firms
benefitted from this interest-free credit. Then they also accepted our request
for increasing pledge amount via Credit Guarantee Fund. By means of these three
mechanism we have reached out to 68 percent of our members in total. We stand
security for our every one of 2 members of ours in Kütahya. Thus market started
to move. This is what lies behind 7.4 percent of growth.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
said that thanks to 2d-barcoded cheque, last in Turkey bounced cheque rate
reduced by 44 percent and 46 percent in Kütahya. karekodlu
TOBB
President underlined the work of chambers /exchanges as to produce projects and
ideas to submit those to the government and procure acceptance and so to pave
the way for private sector.
Stating that
in August a revolutionary law had been introduced, Hisarcıklıoğlu said “By the
industry reform package many benefits came forward for our businessmen. TRT
contribution in electricity is over now. OSB property tax, revenue stamp is
abolished. 1 billion of burden that we pay annually has been weighted off our
shoulders. Service charge paid by our members – living members is less than
one-fourth of that. In trade, there is no such earing as one-to-four. We got
occupational safety specialist obligation for business employing less than 50
people postponed. We used have losses in the courts with our labourers. We used to lose 99.2 percent of the court
cases. We also produced a project in this context. Arbitration mechanism become
effective. By means of arbitration matters are being resolved.”
Stating that they
made 2 commitments to the state Hisarcıklıoğlu said one of that was Employment
Campaign which as a result of those employment incentives they provided 1.5
million additional employment in 2017 and the second one was Turkey
manufacturing its own automobile which with the effort of TOBB they presented 5
brave fellows for that.
TOBB
President Hisarcıklıoğlu, giving the news for they would get a school build in
Kütahya, said “You asked me to promise you a school. We will build a school in Kütahya.
If Allah predestine for, we will be commencing in the districts.”
-KUTSO
President Güral
KUTSO
President Nafi Güral reflected the expectations concerning the members and
requests of Kütahya.
Stating that
micro and small business in Turkey need to be scaled up and expanded to become
medium and large scale business, Güral pointed out that such effort had great
importance for economic development.
Güral
underlined the support expectation from TOBB in this respect.
Nafi Güral
presented information about the matters amongst works carried out for Kütahya
by KUTSO such as bringing TOBB ETÜ Faculty and Vocational High Schoolas a
second university to the city, setting up a free trade zone, having high
investment advantages for new investments.
Expressing
his appreciation for the support provided by TOBB for those conducted works,
Güral underlined his trust for continuation of that support.
Telling that
principal element for the development of the city is the work of six factors,
Nafi Güral, defining those six factors as public,non-governmental
organizations, universities, local governments, politics and press, said that
works intended to increase such cooperation in Kütahya were being conducted.
-KUTSO
Council President Özotraç
KUTSO Council
President İsmet Özotraç share information regarding investments in Kütahya and
developments in organised industrial zones.
Reflecting
the request for launching flights from/to Zafer Regional Airport to/from
various cities and regions particularly such as Trabzon, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep,
Van, Diyarbakır, and Erzurum Özotraç also stated the expectation for TOBB’s
support, before the high state officials, for actualisation of such request
which was also important for tourism by improving communication and cooperation
between provinces.