Why Turkey is interesting to Belarus. NCM on the prospects for the export of goods and services
September 2, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. The National Marketing Center spoke about the prospects for promoting Belarusian goods and services in Turkey, BelTA has learned.
“Turkey is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. The key sectors of the economy are the service sector (34%), industry (22%), trade (16%), transport (11%), construction (10%), agriculture (7 According to the World Bank, the economy ranks 19th in the world in 2021 compared to 2020,” the center said.
The volume of the country’s imports in 2021 in value terms reached $271.4 billion, with a growth rate of 124% compared to 2020. “Turkey ranks 22nd among major foreign importers. The basis of imports is exclusively oil, pearls, precious stones, metals and their products, equipment and mechanical parts, land transport, ferrous metals, plastics, organic chemical compounds, pharmaceutical products,” – added to the NCM.
According to the Statistical Committee of Belarus, in 2021 the trade turnover between Belarus and Turkey amounted to $1,083.2 million (an increase of 46.4%), including Belarusian exports – $360.5 million (an increase of 170.4%). “The main Belarusian export items to Turkey in 2021 were cheese, milk and cream, condensed or with added sugar or other sweeteners, butter, timber, iron or non-alloy steel bars, wooden furniture, OSB and chipboard, motor railway or passenger tram cars,” are lost in the organization.
The NCM noted that currently in Turkey there is a growing demand for dairy products with a shelf life of six months: fresh cheeses (feta, cheese), suluguni-type cheeses, yogurts and kefirs not only with flavors, but also with textures textures – collagen. , probiotics. In this regard, Belarus has great potential to increase the number of products not only processed, but also butter, skimmed milk powder and whole milk powder.
In the near future, the supply of Belarusian meat products (beef and poultry), produced in accordance with the requirements of “Halal”, will also be adjusted.
An additional impetus in bilateral trade and economic relations could be the conclusion of an agreement on free trade in services. It is expected that this will create favorable conditions for expanding the structure and volume of Belarusian exports of services to Turkey, which in turn will increase the efficiency of Belarusian goods in the Turkish market, which depends on services related to their production, sale, and maintenance.
Belarusian enterprises need to take part in the market from trading partners (Germany, China, Great Britain, USA, Iraq, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Israel, Russia, the Republic of Korea) and apply more flexible ones. given the Turkish business environment. economic nature,” the center noted.
Currently, the National Marketing Center offers Belarusian exporters various formats for presenting their opportunities to Turkish entrepreneurs. In particular, on November 2-5 in Istanbul at the international multi-industry exhibition MUSIAD EXPO, the National Exhibition of Belarus, organized by the NCM, will be presented.
Belarusian enterprises will take part in the exhibition as exhibitors. For those organizations that are not yet ready to act as an exhibitor, the center offers participation in a business mission in Istanbul, which will be held as part of the MUSIAD EXPO. “We not only provide participation in the business mission of the exhibition, but also organize meetings with Turkish enterprises in accordance with certain business interests. The possibility of visiting Turkish enterprises in front of the MUSIAD EXPO site will be worked out,” the NCM said. “.-0-