Global Investors Eye Türkiye's Banking and Energy Sectors, Foreign Capital Surges

Multinational executives surveyed by the World Economic Forum report growing interest in Türkiye as an investment destination, with banking and energy identified as the top target sectors.

The survey found that foreign investors are primarily pursuing mergers with or acquisitions of Turkish firms, a trend the forum expects to persist across emerging markets, including Türkiye.

Separately, the Turkish Treasury Undersecretariat reported that net direct foreign investment into Türkiye reached 18.1 billion USD in the first 11 months of 2006.

Portfolio investments over the same period doubled compared with the corresponding months of 2005, climbing from 6.4 billion USD to 15.8 billion USD.

European Union member states accounted for 83.3 percent of cash capital inflows to Türkiye during that January-to-November 2006 period.

Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in February 2007, in its own words.