14.05.2020 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the joint council meeting of Kahramanmaraş province/district chamber/commodity exchange organized via video conference.
At the beginning of his speech, Hisarcıklıoğlu
congratulated Şahin Balcıoğlu, who took over the Presidency of Kahramanmaraş
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and conveyed his well wishes and thanked
Serdar Zabun for his many important actions for the development and enrichment
of Kahramanmaraş during his presidency.
Stating that TOBB is in constant consultation with Chamber
and Exchanges in 81 provinces, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Through our Chamber-Commodity
Exchange Presidents, we took note of your problems every day. Then we talked to
the Ministers one-on-one to resolve them. We presented the government with a
70-point set of proposals. A significant part of this has come to life. Tax and
SSI payments in various sectors have been postponed. The scope of the short
work allowance has been expanded, making jobs faster. Various loan packages for
our companies have been implemented. Finally, we started the Breath Credits with
Denizbank. 7.5% interest, no payments in 2020, payable in 2021. We expect the
public banks to participate soon.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that new issues and problems
arise every day, “This is a dynamic process. Therefore, we are in contact with
our members without breaks and continue to collect your issues and suggestions.
I am also proud to see that our Maraş Chambers and Exchanges work with vision
and continue to serve our members. You, both the management, the council and
the professional committees, are working hard, keeping the pulse of our members
and becoming interpreters for them. May Allah be pleased with you for all your
work. Hopefully we will leave these difficult days behind us together.”