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Indonesia to Tout Volcano Power at Bali Geothermal Conference

Denpasar, Indonesia, May 06, 2010

Indonesia has launched an ambitious plan to tap the vast power of its volcanoes and become a world leader in geothermal energy, while trimming greenhouse gas emissions. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands stretching from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans ...

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Turkey’s TAV Wins Three Awards in Dubai

Istanbul, Turkey, May 06, 2010

Turkey’s leading airport operator, Tepe-Akfen-Vie Airports Holding (TAV), has received awards in three categories at the Emerging Markets Airport Awards (EMAA) ceremony in Dubai. In a written statement released on Friday, TAV said the company was named “the best airport ...

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Egypt’s Construction Investments to Reach USD 7.3 billion by 2015

Cairo, Egypt, April 21, 2010

Egypt’s rapidly growing building and construction sector is expected to attract investments of around USD 7.3 billion by 2015. The sector continues to uplift related industries such as cement, iron, furniture and electricity and has emerged as one of the ...

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D-8 Organization to Cooperate Intensively on Marine and Fertilizer Issues

Cairo, Egypt, April 13, 2010

D-8 Organization recently has successfully held the first D-8 Senior Officials Meeting on Marine Affairs and Fisheries & Fertilizers, with conjunction to the first D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Marine Affairs and Fisheries & Fertilizers, in Cairo, Egypt on April 6-8, ...

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Business Talks Likely to Boost Egypt-Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey, April 08, 2010

Ongoing bilateral talks between the businesspeople of Turkey and Egypt within the scope of a recent visit may result in deals worth $100 million at minimum, according to the head of a Turkish business association. A committee of 140 Egyptian ...

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Brands Bet on Indonesia as Spending Booms

Samarinda, Indonesia, April 08, 2010

SAMARINDA, Indonesia—International companies are betting Indonesia will become Asia’s next big consumer market after China and India—in part because of booming jungle outposts like this one. Here in Samarinda, a coal-mining center on the far eastern edge of Borneo, the population ...

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Turkey and Pakistan to Accelerate the Development of Economic Relations

Lahore, Pakistan, April 06, 2010

Turkey and Pakistan enjoy strong political relations and now it’s time to boost bilateral economic cooperation, President Abdullah Gul said during his visit to Pakistan on the first of April. Completing his official talks in the capital Islamabad, Gul proceeded ...

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D-8 Hails Bangladesh Ratification on D-8 Visa Agreement: Another Step Forward to Boost D-8 Cooperation

Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 05, 2010

Bangladesh has ratified the D-8 Agreement on “Simplification of Visa Procedures for the Businessman of the D-8 Member States” on March 22, 2010, making it the fifth member states to formalize the agreement within D-8 Countries. According to the Article ...

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Pakistan-RI Trade Could Reach $2 Billion

Jakarta, Indonesia, March 29, 2010

Backed by solid political and historical ties, Pakistan and Indonesia will enjoy stronger economic relations in the coming years, with bilateral trade growing to US$2 billion from the current $800 million per year, the Pakistani envoy says, as reported by ...

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Turkey Aims to Lead the Global Health Tourism Industry

Istanbul, Turkey, March 26, 2010

A recent report presented to Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek by the Foreign Economic Relations Board, or DEİK, says Turkey has a great potential to grow in the health care tourism sector. To actualize that, however, the industry is in need ...

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