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Rising Africa Meets in Istanbul

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Africa which was called as “Hopeless Continent” 10 years ago, have become “Rising Continent”. 9thInternational Turkish - African Congress under the theme “Sectorial and Financial Transformation in Africa” will be organized on 24th-25th April 2014 in Istanbul by TASAM African Institute...

Africa has been integrating to world economy and diversifying its partnerships. It is not only an easily reachable market for developed countries; but also in the recent years, it has become a major market for developing countries. Despite global economic recess and the negative effects of Arab Spring, in the last 10 years Africa has grown 5% due to its new partners in trade. Besides People’s Republic of China, India and Brazil; Republic of Korea and Republic of Turkey are the major rising partners of the continent. Africa has an important place in the growth strategy of multinational corporations.

According to data of International Money Fund, while between 2001 and 2010 six of the 10 fastest growing economies of the world were in Africa; with regards to projections of 2011-2015 this number has risen to 7. The current situation and these projections have transformed Africa from “Hopeless Continent” into “Rising Continent”. Republic of Turkey with its African Initiative has gained short term success due to its initiative’s timing and progress. In 2003 when the strategy of Strengthening Economic and Trade Relations with Africa had been introduced; our trade with Africa was 5.4 billion dollars. Last year it had risen to 23.4 billion dollars. Developments such as; increase in diplomatic missions reciprocally, opening commercial counsels, our membership to African Development Bank, positive effect of THY (Turkish Airlines) in transportation, opening new offices of TIKA (Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency) have given opportunities to our companies. As a matter of fact; Turkish entrepreneurs have been discovering the potential of the African continent by closely analyzing its markets. At his point; it is obvious that the mental threshold with regards to all actors in Africa is “sectorial and financial deepening”.

9th International Turkish - African Congress under the theme “Sectorial and Financial Transformation in Africa: Risks and Opportunities” will be organized in Istanbul on 24-25 April 2014 with the participation of various experts. It will be a platform for all of these experts to share their ideas. It is desired that during the congress; changing conditions and investment opportunities in Africa would be pointed out, information about the acquisitions and partnerships in Africa would be collected, a comprehensive risk&opportunity analysis would be conducted about Africa and new business partnerships would be established. The sessions will take place for two days and will be attended by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Eximbank, Turkish Contractors Association, Foreign Economic Relations Board, African countries’ ambassadors in Ankara, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), New York Forum Africa, Financial Times, Ernst&Young, African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC), South African Customs Union (SACU), South African Development Community (SADC) and various investment enterprises.

For detailed information, please use the following link:

http://www.tasam.org/en/Etkinlik/592/9th_international_turkish_-_african_congress

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Küresel ekonomik durgunluğun ve Arap Baharının olumsuz etkilerine karşın, Afrika’nın son on yılda ortalama %5 oranında büyümesinde; güçlenmekte olan yeni ortaklıklar belirleyici bir rol oynamıştır. Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti, Hindistan ve Brezilya’nın yanı sıra Kore Cumhuriyeti ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, yükselen ortaklar arasında ilk beş sırayı oluşturmaktadır. Afrika, çok uluslu şirketlerin büyüme stratejilerinde de daha önemli bir yer tutmaktadır.

Uluslararası Para Fonu’nun verilerine göre, 2001-2010 döneminde dünyanın en hızlı büyüyen on ekonomisinden altısını Afrika ülkeleri oluştururken, 2011-2015 dönemine ilişkin öngörülerde bu sayı yediye yükselmiştir. Mevcut tablo ve ileriye dönük büyüme beklentileri, on yıl önce “Umutsuz Kıta” olarak nitelendirilen Afrika’yı “Yükselen Kıta” haline getirmiştir. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin Afrika açılımı ile zamanlaması ve ilerleme hızı, kısa vadede başarılı sonuçlar doğurmuştur. Afrika ile Ekonomik ve Ticari İlişkilerin Güçlendirilmesi Stratejisi’nin uygulamaya konulduğu 2003 yılında 5,4 milyar dolar olarak açıklanan ticaret hacmimiz, geçen yıl 23,4 milyar dolara ulaşmıştır. Karşılıklı olarak diplomatik temsilciliklerin sayılarındaki artışlar, ticaret müşavirliklerinin hizmete girmeye başlaması, Afrika Kalkınma Bankası’na üyeliğimizin gerçekleşmesi, ulaştırma sisteminde THY’nin etkisi, TİKA’nın yeni ofislerinin açılması gibi dikkate değer gelişmeler, firmalarımıza çeşitli fırsatlar sunmakta, nitekim Türk girişimciler de Afrika pazarını daha yakından araştırmak suretiyle Kıta’nın potansiyelini keşfetmektedirler. Gelinen noktada Afrika’da tüm aktörler açısından önümüzdeki zihinsel eşiğin “sektörel ve finansal derinleşme” olduğu aşikardır.

Afrika’daki Sektörel ve Finansal Dönüşüm: Fırsatlar ve Riskler” teması ile 24-25 Nisan 2014 tarihlerinde İstanbul’da icra edilecek 9. Uluslararası Türk - Afrika Kongresi alanlarında uzman kişilerden oluşan geniş bir kitleyi buluşturarak kapsamlı görüş alışverişine imkân tanıyacak bir platform olacak. Kongre süresince Afrika ülkelerinde değişmekte olan koşullara ve sunulan yatırım fırsatlarına dikkat çekilmesi, Kıta ülkelerinde şirket alımları ya da ortaklıkları hakkında bilgi toplanması, Afrika hakkında kapsamlı bir fırsat/risk analizi yapılması ve yeni iş ortaklıklarının tesis edilmesi arzulanmaktadır. İki gün boyunca gerçekleşecek oturumlarda T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı, T.C. Ekonomi Bakanlığı, Türk Eximbank, Türkiye Müteahhitler Birliği ve Dış Ekonomik İlişkiler Kurulu gibi kurum ve kuruluşlarımızın yanı sıra Benin Dış İlişkilerden Sorumlu Kurumlar Bakanı Bio Toro OROU GUIWA, T.C. Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakan Yardımcısı Prof. Dr. Davut KAVRANOĞLU, Ankara’da bulunan Afrika Ülkeleri Büyükelçileri ile birlikte Ekonomik İşbirliği ve Kalkınma Örgütü (OECD), New York Forum Africa, Financial Times, Ernst & Young, Afrika Kalkınma Bankası (AfKB), Afrika Birliği, Doğu ve Güneydoğu Afrika Ortak Pazarı (COMESA), Doğu Afrika Topluluğu (EAC), Güney Afrika Gümrük Birliği (SACU), Güney Afrika Kalkınma Topluluğu (SADC) ve çok sayıda yatırımcı kuruluş iştirak edeceklerdir.

 

Detaylı bilgi için aşağıdaki link kullanılabilir:

http://www.tasam.org/tr-TR/Etkinlik/526/9_uluslararasi_turk_-_afrika_kongres

 

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FINAL REPORT (DRAFT)

The first meeting of Think Tanks Platform of the Islamic Countries Wise Persons Board which was suggested to be formed in 1st Think Tanks Forum of the Islamic Countries and confirmed to be formed in the second forum; was carried out on 1st March 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The second meeting took place in Cairo; the third meeting took place on 28th October 2013 in Bagdad; also the forth meeting took place in Bagdad on 20th February 2014. 5th ISTTP (Think Tanks Platform of the Islamic Countries) Wise Persons Meeting was held on 8th March 2015 in Islamabad within the 6th Think Tanks Forum of the Islamic Countries:

A. ISTTP Wise Persons Board and Mutual List of Other Participants

Süleyman ŞENSOY, Chairman of TASAM, Turkey
Ambassador (R) Ömür ORHUN, Advisor to OIC & TASAM, Turkey
Prof. Zaleha KAMARUDDIN, Rector of International Islam University of Malaysia
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mostafa DOLATYAR, General Director of IPIS, Iran
Senator Mushahid Hussain SYED, IPRI ( Islamabad Policy Research Institute )
H.E. Ambassador Humayun KABIR, Director of BEI ( Bangladesh Enterprise Institute ), Bangladesh
Prof. Shamseldin Zeinal ABDIN, Khartoum University, Sudan
Elnur ASLANOV, Political Analysis and Information Provision Department of Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Dr. Abdulaziz SAGER, President of GRC ( Gulf Research Center ), UAE
Major General (E.) Muniruzzaman, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS)
Ambassador (R) Murat İLHAN, TASAM, Turkey
Ambassador (R) Prof. Ali Engin OBA, TASAM Turkey
Dr. Muharrem Hilmi ÖZEV, Secretary General of ISTTP (Think Tanks Platform of the Islamic Countries), Turkey
Dr. Hatem EL KADI, President of IDSC, Egypt


B. Agenda of ISTTP 5th Wise Persons Board Meeting

  1. Introduction
  2. Duties, functions and new members of Wise Persons Board (2015 Action Plan)
  3. Negotiations about institutionalization of Think Tanks Forum of the Islamic Countries
  4. Function and future of the Forum against the developments in the Islamic World and in the global level
  5. Suggestions about strategic contributions of the think tanks for the change and transformation in the Islamic Countries
  6. Ideas about the interaction between Think Tanks of the Islamic Countries and their peers in the West
  7. Other Issues

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