$ 7 billion export goal of Laleli businessmen

The Laleli Fashion Shopping Festival, to be held this year at the 7th rank of the Laleli Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (LASIAD), will begin on August 6th. More than 200 buyers from 4 countries will come to Istanbul for the festival, organized with the slogan "Laleli Modadır" this year and that will last until August 12th. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the festival, Gyasettin Eyyupkoca, president of LASIAD, pointed out that Laleli, which has hosted more than 7 jobs, is one of the gateways to the trade. 39, Istanbul in the world. Eyyupkoca said that they have exported more than $ 3.5 billion from January to June this year and said: "With the synergy that will be created in our festival, we will close with an export of $ 5 billion. about 7 billion dollars in 2018. By 2023 at the latest, we are working with our power to get out, "he said. Gyasettin Eyyupkoca said that in the Laleli trade, tourists from Russia and neighboring countries are of vital importance and that the increase in the number of tourists and the return of relations with Russia reflects a very positive reflection on the trade of Laleli. Stressing that they Eyyüpko made a good start to 2018, the year of the first half of Turkey's total exports grew by 7.4 percent, an increase of 30 percent over the same period one shares their catch.

4 COUNTRIES 200 BUYERS

The President of LASIAD Eyyupkoca recalled that Laleli closed the 2017 year with exports of 5.8 billion dollars claiming that there is great commercial potential in the region, especially in ready-to-wear and tourism. Eyyupkoca informed that during the festival this year they will receive more than 200 buyers from Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, "We kept the condition of having at least 10 stores in the countries of our buyers. "

Saying that there will be thousands of B2B meetings between 40 producers and buyers, Eyyüpkoca said that these negotiations, which constitute the festival's main event, will have about $ 10 million of commercial connections

We can do more business with local money

LASIAD chairman, Eyyupkoca, says there is a signed protocol on trade with local currencies, that ' whether or not they use local currencies in commerce. This is sometimes applied, sometimes not. Like Laleli we are our favorite trade agreements with our neighbors. These agreements must be made. Monetary anxiety must be negotiated with local currencies before living. I believe you can do more business with the future local currency, "he says. Immediately reflected in Turkey of the economic development of Turkey in neighboring countries, in their meeting showed that was going well this season, he noted that Eyyüpko thinks, "Every year we are doing alternative market research. We have worked hard in Africa, we are still working. Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria are our countries.