Turkish economy receives praise from Dutch PM Rutte

Turkish economy keeps receiving praises from the world.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has recently commented that Turkey is Holland’s largest trading and investment partner.

Rutte is reported to have said; “Turkish economy has grown rapidly in the past decade and we envy this growth”.

Rutte spoke at a meeting attended by Dutch and Turkish executives and said said that they had held talks in Ankara and Istanbul on increasing business relations with Turkish businessmen. Dutch PM also said that Turkey had achieved a soft landing and recorded a growth rate of almost 3%.

Rutte stated that the yearly total trade volume between the two countries was above $ 7 billion and added “We held talks with President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. These talks were not only on political issues. We also took up how trade and economic relations between the two countries can be increased”.

On the other hand Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan is reported to have commented as follows;

“This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between Turkey and Holland. The total trade volume as of the end of last year reached $ 7.3 billion. This figure is below potential and direct investments from Holland are expected to exceed $ 16 billion by the end of the year.”

08.11.2012
BTT