Ata Invest, the flagship company of leading Turkish Capital Markets and Advisory firm, Ata Finance Group, hosted a seminal conference at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) yesterday morning, to commemorate the opening of the Ata Invest Dubai branch at DIFC. The event provided a platform for discussions on “Bridging the two Gateways: Turkey and GCC”.
The conference was attended by Ministers, government officials and dignitaries from the GCC countries and Turkey. A special delegation of 30 dignitaries and business leaders has been flown in from Turkey to participate at this very important occasion. The welcome speeches were addressed by His Excellency Dr. Omar bin Sulaiman, Governor, DIFC and Mr. Korhan Kurdoglu, Chairman, Ata Invest. Key note address by Mr. Ali Babacan, Turkish Minister of State for the Economy & Chief EU Negotiator followed.
The conference promoted dialogue among the business leaders and senior delegates from Turkey and the GCC on cross-border economic prospects. Discussions were held on both public and private sector issues by two separate panels of senior Turkish delegates. Topics discussed by the public sector panel included privatization, property, infrastructure and investment promotion while the private sector round table spoke about macro situations and expectations, sectors specific to speakers along with future strategies of their companies.
