Project Overview

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PRIME MINISTRYUNDERSECRETARIAT FOR FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORT PROMOTION CENTER OF TURKEY
BALKAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR TRADE PROMOTION
2002
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EXPORT PROMOTION CENTER OF TURKEY
ESTABLISHMENT YEAR 1960 (With a special
law) TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Non-Profit Public
Organization AIM OF THE CENTER Promotion of
Turkish exports TARGET GROUP Turkish exporters
(Especially SMEs) HEADQUARTERS
Ankara REGIONAL OFFICES Istanbul Izmir LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVES 18, in different cities
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BALKAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR TRADE PROMOTION
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Within the framework of Balkan Cooperation
Process the Ministers of Foreign Affairs agreed
to establish Balkan Regional Center for Trade
Promotion in Turkey (9-10th of June 1997,
Thessaloniki)
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Agreement Establishing BCTP was signed
on October 13, 1998 (Summit of Heads of State
and Government of SEE Countries, 12-13 October,
Antalya)
IGEME Export Promotion Center Of Turkey
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MAIN TARGETS

• Strengthening the trade relations and Economic
  Cooperation in the Region
• Increasing the share of Balkan Countries in
  World Trade

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COUNTERPART ORGANIZATIONS
Trade Promotion Agency (BTPA) Sofia
Foreign Trade Board (HEPO) Athens
Economic Development Agency (AEDA) Tirana
Export Promotion Center (IGEME) Ankara
EconomicChamber (MEC) Skopje
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations Belgrade
Foreign Trade Center (CRCE) Bucharest
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BCTP HAS STARTED FUNCTIONING FROM THE BEGINNING
OF 1999
PERMANENT SECRETARIAT IGEME/ANKARA
SECRETARY GENERAL DEPUTY SEC. GEN. OF
IGEME
Chairmanship (on annual rotation
basis) 1999 HEPO (Foreign Trade Board,
Athens) 2000 IGEME (Export Promotion Center,
Ankara) 2001 HEPO (Foreign Trade Board,
Athens) 2002 BTPA (Trade Promotion Agency,
Sofia) 2003 CRCE (Foreign Trade Center, Bucharest)
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MAIN ACTIVITIES OF BCTP

• Coordination Meetings,
• Trade Promotion Among Balkan Countries,
• Balkan Trade Bulletin,
• Data Bank,
• Web Site,
• Job Training
• Market Surveys,
• Trade Missions,
• Participation in trade fairs

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REALISED ACTIVITIES

• Publication of the Balkan Trade Bulletin
• Operation of BCTP web page
• Seminars for the staff of counterpart
  organizations
• Info-stand participation in international fairs
  
• Seminars on Trade and Investment Opportunities
  in Balkans during the fairs

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BALKAN TRADE BULLETIN

• ? Contents
• Export strategies, foreign trade regimes, social
  and economic situations in member countries
• Promising sectors
• Lists of international fairs
• Trade inquiries

? Published twice a year
? Worldwide Distribution
? Matchmaking the Trade Offers (export, import,
joint venture, agent, distributor, wholesaler)
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BCTP WEB SITE (www.balcantrade.org)
? Counterpart Organizations ? Country Profiles ?
International Fairs ? Trade Inquiries
COMPANY DATABASE
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INFO-STAND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS
IN MEMBER COUNTRIES

• International Plovdiv Fair
• International Fair in Skopje
• TIB International Bucharest Fair
• International Izmir Fair
• International Thessaloniki Fair

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SEMINARS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
? Conference for the Top Executives of BCTP
counterpart organizations (7-10 March 1999,
Athens) ? Training Program for the Executives of
BCTP counterpart organizations (7-21
March 1999, Athens) ? Seminars on Trade and
Investment Opportunities in Balkan Countries
during the fairs held in 2000 ? Seminar on EU
Issues for the staff of BCTP counterpart
organizations (11-14 December 2000, Istanbul)
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TURKEYS TRADE RELATIONS WITH BCTP MEMBER
COUNTRIES
TOTAL TRADE OF VOLUME BCTP COUNTRIES (2001)
162,960,000,000

TURKEYS TOTAL TRADE WITH BCTP COUNTRIES (2001)
2,565,159,000

TURKEYS TOTAL IMPORTS FROM BCTP
COUNTRIES (2001) 1,159,030,000
TURKEYS TOTAL EXPORTS TO BCTP COUNTRIES (2001) 1,
406,129,000
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THE BCTP PROJECT FOR INCREASING TRADE
COOPERATION AMONG THE BALKAN COUNTRIES AND
STRENGTHENING THE ROLE AND ACTIVITIES OF BALKAN
REGIONAL CENTER FOR TRADE PROMOTION
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CONTENT OF THE PROJECT
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Establishment of a data base for the businessmen
in Balkan Countries
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Organization of a training program for the staff
of BCTP members
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Organization of Balkan Partenariat
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Organization of a seminar on Trade and
Investment Opportunities in Balkans for
businessmen
FINANCIAL SUPPORT REQUIRED ? 561 400
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ESTABLISHMENT OF A DATABASE
Identification of the necessary data
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Identification of the data change standards
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Determining the technical infrastructures
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Preparing the necessary hardware and software
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Training the staff for collecting data
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Preparation of internet links between
counterparts
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Gathering the necessary data from counterparts
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Operating the system
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Providing consultancy services to the
counterparts
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ESTIMATED COST ? 150 000
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ORGANIZATION OF A TRAINING PROGRAM
TARGET GROUP
Staff of BCTP counterpart organisations
OBJECTIVE
Developing the qualifications of the staff
involved in BCTP activities
ESTIMATED COST ? 31 400
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ORGANIZATION OF BALKAN PARTENARIAT
TARGET
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To bring the companies together in order to
promote trade relations in the Balkan region
ESTIMATED COST ? 310 000
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ORGANIZATION OF A SEMINAR
TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BALKANS
TARGET
?exchange of information on trade and investment
regulations ? promotion of trade relations among
Balkan countries
ESTIMATED VALUE ? 70 000
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EXPECTED RESULTS
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Balkan Trade Database
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Balkan Business Directory (in electronic and
printed forms)
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Trained staff in counterpart TPOs
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Enhanced acquaintance and increased cooperation
among the TPOs in the region
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Improved trade relations among the SMEs of BCTP
member countries General Database on Trade for
the Balkans
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BALKAN REGIONAL CENTER FOR TRADE
PROMOTION Headquarters Mithatpasa Cad. No 60
06420 Kizilay ANKARA/TURKEY Tel [phone]
76 Fax [phone] E-mail
bctp_at_igeme.org.tr http//www.balcantrade.org