The people of Indonesia, numbering 230 million, celebrated the Independence Day on August 17th
The celebration kicked of with a 17-gun salute followed by the independence proclamation by the Speaker of Indonesia’s House of Representatives, Agung Laksono. The flag-raising ceremony…

The usage of palm oil is still relatively limited to edible items, and has not yet effectively explored for the usage in bio-diesel purposes
Malaysia has made an offer to the Turkish government to refine crude palm oil in Turkey…

With natural gas 80 percent cheaper and electricity 75 percent cheaper than in Turkey, it is easy to see why Iran’s investment zones are receiving attention
Turkish neighboring Iran is slowly but surely opening up to the world, welcoming foreign…

Bangladesh expects a summer rice crop of 19 million tonnes
Bangladesh expects a summer rice crop of 19 million tonnes, 1 million tonnes above target, because of a rise in cultivated area, a senior official of the agriculture ministry said…

Egypt attracted a total of 12.8 million visitors in 2008
Egypt’s tourism industry, which suffered a decline of 9.5% during the first half of 2009, is showing signs of recovery, according to Egyptian Tourism Minister Zoheir Garranah.
That 9.5% fall…

Bangladesh said trade volume between her and Turkey will reach $1.0 billion this year
Turkish businessmen have shown an interest in investing $1-2 billion USD to setup an export processing zone (EPZ) in Bangladesh, media source in Bangladesh reported.
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Transportation infrastructure investments will help lower costs and boost trade
Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Thursday infrastructure investments are crucial for the future of the transportation sector. Speaking in Leipzig as the term president of the International Transport…

D-8 has an estimated number of 30 millions migrant workers in the world, and up to 5 millions umrah visitors each year. Malaysia Airlines' network covers 88 international destinations
Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), and Malaysia Airlines have signed…

The GAP project is the fourth-largest regional development programme in the world
In its recent publication, the Oxford Business Group talks to Sadrettin Karahocagil, President of the Turkish South-eastern Anatolia Project (GAP). Karahocagil talks about the importance of agriculture growth…

D-8 and GUBRETAS pledged their affirmation to cooperate more intensely in the fertilizer sector to support D-8 program of food security
D-8 made a courtesy visit to Turkish top rated Fertilizer manufacturer, GUBRETAS, earlier this month. Both pledged their affirmation…