ISTANBUL - Second Turkey-Eurasia Foreign Trade Bridge initiative, launched by Turkish Confederation of Businessmen & Industrialists (TUSKON) to diversify Turkey`s exports and imports, started to yield results.
Deals amounting to 1.5 billion USD could be concluded between Turkey and regional countries on areas extending from brick to flour factories and from toilet paper to wedding dress, thanks to the Turkey-Eurasia Foreign Trade Bridge.
Companies started preparations for 25 million USD pipeline project in Ukraine, 1.5 million USD toilet paper production facility in Tajikistan, establishment and joint operation of flour factory in Kazakhstan, sale of Turkish carpets in Kazakhstan, and establishment of a brick factory in Mongolia.
TUSKON is intended to organize similar summits to flourish this initiative extending to Africa in May and to Pacific in June 2008.