LIFESTYLE - HALAL - OIC urges Turkey to take the lead in $1 trillion halal food market

Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country and a major food producer, may take the lion’s share of the $1 trillion halal food market around the world. (source)

FINANCE - ECONOMY - Ergun calls on Saudi firms to prefer Turkey instead of China (finance included)

Ergun called on Saudi companies to prefer Turkey instead of China, Japan and United States.

Turkish Industry & Trade Minister Nihat Ergun, who is in Saudi Arabia for talks, addressed Saturday top executives of Saudi companies that control $300 billion and urged better commercial ties with Turkish companies.

"Economic relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia is not at a desired level. Our trade volume in 2002 was $1.3 billion. In 2010, it reached $4.6 billion. However, it is not possible to economically explain such a low trade between two large G20 economies," Ergun said. (source)