Countdown to the Seychelles Investment Forum in Istanbul, Turkey on September 28, 2012 |22 September 2012

• Turkey is at the centre of a regional market which reaches to Hungary and from the Black Sea to the Adriatic and all the way to Russia, central Asia and China.
• It is the centre for transportation between Europe and Asia.
• The country has become an engine of regional growth and a natural bridge between both East-West and North-South axes, thus creating an efficient and cost effective outlet to major markets.
• It is all part of Turkey's plan to rise up the global economic ladder, partly by taking advantage of its location as a natural bridge from east to west. One can, after all, cross from Europe to Asia in Istanbul.
• Turkey's potential lies in its ability to exploit its proximity to markets in the region such as the Middle East, Central Asia, the Balkans, Russia as well as taking advantage of the energy market in the region.
• It is looking toward its nearer neighbours for economic opportunities.

Any business operators wishing to participate and network at this forum should contact the Promotion Unit of the Seychelles Investment Bureau (SIB) on 4295500.