Trabzon Economy Meeting: Tourism, Industry, and Financing Discussed
At the economy meeting held in Trabzon, the city's development in industry and tourism was discussed, along with the real sector's challenges in accessing financing.
At the QNB Business Meetings held in Trabzon in cooperation with QNB Türkiye, Ekonomi Gazetesi, and Bloomberg HT, the city's economic potential, the effects of high interest rates on the real sector, and regional development goals were debated.
Economy Meeting in Trabzon
The QNB Business Meetings, implemented in cooperation with QNB Türkiye, Ekonomi Gazetesi, and Bloomberg HT, took place with high attendance at the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Trabzon.
The program, which brought together representatives of the business and finance worlds, was moderated by Bloomberg HT Economy News Presenter Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pelin Yantur.
The Rise of Trabzon's Economy
QNB Türkiye General Manager Ömür Tan stated that the QNB Business brand is a continuation of the QNB Anatolia Meetings that started in 2017 and has been implemented in 11 provinces.
Tan noted that Trabzon has achieved a significant economic breakthrough in recent years, made progress in industrialization, and gained serious momentum in tourism.
Financing and Specialized OIZ Initiative
Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Erkut Çelebi said that businesses' biggest problem is access to financing and that high interest rates negatively affect investments.
Çelebi also announced that alongside hazelnuts, tea, and seafood, they are turning towards value-added technology and want to establish a Seafood Specialized Organized Industrial Zone.
Economic Assessments
Bloomberg HT Editor-in-Chief Açıl Sezen stated that Turkey is reducing inflation and emphasized that the exchange rate can be controlled through the Central Bank's reserves and interest rate weapon.
EKONOMİ Newspaper Chairman of the Board Hakan Güldağ stated that high interest rates and liquidity problems are weakening companies' resilience.