Mr. Hüseyin ERKAN, Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Chairman & CEO, hosted a delegation of eighteen officials consisting of commercial attachés and counselors of European Union (EU) member countries, residing in Istanbul.
The delegation, headed by Mr. Jozsef KOVACS, Commercial Attaché of Hungary, the current president of the Council of the European Union, included the commercial/financial representatives of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The delegation visited the ISE Stock Trading Floor and was informed by Mr. Hüseyin Erkan about the structure and operations of the Istanbul Stock Exchange and the Turkish capital markets. Mr. ERKAN expressed his pleasure about the interest and confidence that institutional investors from the EU show in the Istanbul Stock Exchange, and added, “I sincerely believe that you as commercial attachés have an important share in the creation and sustaining of this confidence.”