Mehmet Şimşek

Type: Person

Name: Mehmet Şimşek

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Turkey: Potential peace dividend for industry

The Turkish government is hoping talks aimed at ending the long-running conflict with Kurdish separatists will bring not only peace to the east and south-east of the country but also a wave of investments, with the industrial sector tipped to be one of ... [Published Oxford Business Group - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Turkey, Kongra-Gel, Diyarbakir, Nihat Ergün, Abdullah Ocalan

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Diageo PLC

Turkey to Tighten Alcohol Rules, Impose Ad Ban Under Draft Law

A Turkish parliament committee approved a proposal to restrict the sale and marketing of alcoholic drinks, as the country’s ruling Islamist-rooted party said it’s not seeking a total ban.All advertisement and promotion of alcohol will be barred under ... [Published Bloomberg - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Alcohol, Turkey, Diageo PLC, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Turkey: investment grade, peace and FDI?

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Entities: Turkey, Iraq, Ankara

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Ali Babacan

Turkey deserves better credit rating, Turkish deputy PM says

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (Photo: AA, Midhat Poturovic)Turkey deserves a much higher credit rating, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said after leading global credit ratings agency Moody's upgraded Turkey's rating to investment ... [Published Zaman - May 17 2013]

Entities: Ali Babacan, Turkey, Credit Ratings, Moody's Corporation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Moody's Corporation

Investment grade rating may cause risk build-up -Turkish min

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Friday investment grade ratings can lead to an excessive build-up of risk after the agency Moody's awarded the country its second investment-grade credit rating. ... [Published XE - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mehmet Şimşek, Moody's Corporation, Credit Ratings

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Turkish Airlines-Türk Hava Yolları AO

Turkish Airlines reports no interruption in operations due to strike-

Turkish Airlines announced that despite the union's strike decision they have not experienced any delay and/or cancellations in their flights. The company informed that their daily operations have resumed with no interruptions as the bulk of their employees ... [Published Balkans.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Turkish Airlines-Türk Hava Yolları AO, Binali Yildirim, Mehmet Şimşek, Ali Babacan

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Budget deficit significantly narrows in first 4 months

/TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBULThe central government budget deficit between January and April of this year was TL 302 million ($165.5 million), representing a remarkable recovery in the balance of payments compared to the figure for the same period last year, ... [Published Zaman - May 15 2013]

Entities: Budget Deficit, Ministry of Finance, Mehmet Şimşek, İstanbul

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Turkish budget targets to be met comfortably - minister

Turkish budget figures are following a positive trend this year and data for the first four months showed the government's full-year targets will be met comfortably, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Wednesday. ... [Published XE - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mehmet Şimşek

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Nine from Turkey on list of world's most influential 500 people

Home National Nine from Turkey on list of world's most influential 500 people Foreign Policy magazine publishes names of world's most influential 500 people, among them 9 are from TurkeyWASHINGTON - Foreign Policy magazine of United States published ... [Published Turkish Press - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Turkey, National Intelligence Organization of Turkey (MIT), Ismet Yilmaz, Hakan Fidan, Foreign Policy

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 5 reports

Kuwait Amir in Ankara

UTCAmir Sheikh Sabah made contacts in capital Ankara throughout the day and attended the dinner given in his honor at Çankaya Presidential Palace.The two leaders called on Turkish and Kuwaiti businessmen to make mutual investments.State Minister Hayati ... [Published Turkish Radio and Television - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Ankara, Kuwait, Hayati Yazici, Mehmet Şimşek

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Finance Minister: Ten Percent Social Raise...

Finance Minister El-Morsi Hegazi said on Saturday 27/4/2013 that a 10 percent social raise will be paid to civil servants starting as of July.Addressing the opening ceremony of the new Turkish cultural center in Alexandria on Saturday, Hegazi said the ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Mehmet Şimşek, Smart Card, Cairo

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 2 reports

Finance Minister Şimşek visits Egypt

Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said that Egypt is a door opening into Africa.Updated 27.04.2013 14:01:09 UTCFinance Minister Mehmet Şimşek who is in Egypt, met Turkish businessmen in Alexandria.The meeting at Four Seasons Hotel was also attended by the ... [Published Turkish Radio and Television - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Mehmet Şimşek, Egypt, Alexandria (Egypt)

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Meanwhile, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, in an email to Reuters, said: "this rating will increase access to international financing for our treasury and our companies, reduce the burden of borrowing and will positively contribute to our country's long-term growth."

Turkey deserves better credit rating, Turkish deputy PM says [Published Zaman - May 17 2013]

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World Economic Forum on the Middle East and Nor... [Published World Economic Forum - 14 hours ago]
Funds allocated for new road to Mor Gabriel Mon... [Published Zaman - May 21 2013]
Turkey: investment grade, peace and FDI? [Published Global Investing - May 21 2013]
Investment grade rating may cause risk build-up... [Published XE - May 17 2013]
Turkey deserves better credit rating, Turkish d... [Published Zaman - May 17 2013]
Moody's upgrades Turkey's rating to investment ... [Published World Bulletin - May 17 2013]
UPDATE 2-Moody's lifts Turkey's credit rating t... [Published London South East - May 16 2013]
Turkish Airlines reports no interruption in ope... [Published Balkans.com - May 16 2013]
Budget deficit significantly narrows in first 4... [Published Zaman - May 15 2013]
Turkish budget targets to be met comfortably - ... [Published XE - May 15 2013]
Thousands of Turkish Airlines staff set to strike [Published XinMsn - May 14 2013]
Twitter, Facebook to pay tax in Turkey [Published Turkish Daily - May 12 2013]
Rosatom Offers EDF Partnership in Turkey’s Firs... [Published BusinessWeek - May 08 2013]
Koç family tops list of Turkey's taxpayers again [Published Zaman - May 05 2013]
Six members of Koç Holding in top 10 tax champi... [Published Turkish Daily - May 05 2013]
Mitsubishi, Areva Sign $22b Turkish Nuclear Pla... [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]
Nine from Turkey on list of world's most influe... [Published Turkish Press - Apr 30 2013]
World's most influential 500 people includes 9 ... [Published World Bulletin - Apr 30 2013]
Kuwait Amir in Ankara [Published Turkish Radio and Television - Apr 30 2013]
Dinner for Kuwaiti Emir [Published Turkish Radio and Television - Apr 30 2013]
Turkey and Kuwait signed eight agreements- [Published Balkans.com - Apr 30 2013]
Turkey, Kuwait sign defense alliance deal [Published Turkish Daily - Apr 29 2013]
Kuwait''s Al-shimali inaugurates Kuwait-Turkey ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
Ankara urges Kuwaiti, Turkish businessmen to ac... [Published Kuwait News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
Turkey, Kuwait ink eight deals including defens... [Published Zaman - Apr 29 2013]
Finance Minister: Ten Percent Social Raise... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
Finance Minister: Ten Percent Social Raise to B... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
Turkish centre opened in Alex [Published Masress.com - Apr 28 2013]