BANKING - Is Turkey’s Central Bank Moving? Document Suggests It Could Be

blogs.wsj.com - ISTANBUL — It’s something of an open secret in Turkey that the government has been seriously considering moving the central bank from Ankara to Istanbul, but the small print of a government document this week suggests the move could come sooner than previously thought.
The transfer of operations would be part of a broader project to boost the profile of Istanbul, already the country’s commercial capital, as an international financial center. (source)

CAPITAL MARKETS - Pmex representation in Turkey: commodity trading policy frameworks discussed

Pakistan Mer-cantile Exchange (Pmex) was recently invited to participate and make a formal presentation in a seminar on 'Experiences in Establishing Effective Commodity Exchanges in IDB member Countries.' The seminar was held on 15th-16th December 2011 in Ankara, Turkey and was organised by the Islamic Development Bank, its subsidiary International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

Participants in the seminar included commodity exchanges and chambers of commerce from IDB member countries, financial institutions, as well as international consultants and specialists in the area of commodity trading, financing and warehousing. (source)

EVENTS - HALAL - The 1st International Halal Congress opened in Ankara with the participation of more than 16 countries.

abna.ir - (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Participants to the Congress were members of their respective countries' chambers of commerce, as well as international manufacturers, academics and food experts.

The topics of the Congress included: Halal products (food stuffs, raw goods, necessity food stuffs, laboratories, standardization of documents, accreditation etc.), Halal medicines, Halal cosmetics and other hygienic products, Halal services (collective food services, hotels, restaurants and tourism sector, banking, transport and collective vehicles) (source)

TRADE - OIC/Trade: Chambers from OIC members gather in Ankara

ISTANBUL, 17 Rajab/June 20 (IINA)-An education program for trade and industry chambers’ officials in countries with membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference, OIC, started in Ankara.

The event aims to improve the capacity and effectiveness of the chambers in these countries.

It is an initiative by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC). The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA), also supports the event that will continue until June 24. (source)

EVENTS - COMCEC - IDB - Ankara-Turkey, June 1-2, 2011

IDB

Progress report on the ITFC's role in the promotion of intra-OIC trade

Information brochure

27th Meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC (Ankara, Turkey, 1-2 June 2011)