Tag «Turkey»

OFFICIAL MEASUREMENTS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERESTIMATE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF POVERTY IN TURKEY, NEW LEVY STUDY SAYS

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.— By not incorporating the household production time required to carry out basic activities such as caring for children or elderly parents, official poverty measures in Turkey significantly underestimate the number of people living in poverty and the severity of their deprivation, argues a new report from the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. …

Saudi Energy 2014 ends on a high note with over 8,000 visitors in attendance

Riyadh – May 29, 2014: Saudi Energy 2014 – The International Trade Exhibition for Electricity, Power Generation, Alternative Energy, Water Technology and Lighting, concluded its three-day run yesterday (May 28, 2014) at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center. The show welcomed more than 8,000 specialized visitors from various related industries and featured 314 local …

NEW UAE HEALTH DRIVE AIMS FOR A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLE

One Heart Health Community bids to screen 7,025 people in 8-hours to launch cardiovascular disease awareness campaign   Dubai, UAE, 21 May 2014:  UAE residents could break a Guinness World Records title for a new health initiative being launched next week in the fight against cardiovascular disease. Established to educate UAE residents about heart related illnesses, …

8 Indian companies participate in CeBIT Australia 2014

 –   Indian companies continue to see value in CeBIT Australia –   India has been a prominent participant in CeBIT events around the world Bangalore/India. The Indian Industry will again play a major role in CeBIT, Australia which is taking place from 5 to 7 May 2014 in Sydney. CeBIT is the world’s leading B2B exhibtion …

Goa Tourism witnesses most successful edition of Goa International Travel Mart (GITM)

~The event recorded over 1,200 footfalls across two days. 100 international buyers from 28 countries and 250 hosted buyers from India were present at the event ~Around 8,000 appointments were successfully conducted for the travel-trade ~ Awards were conferred by Goa Tourism for the Best Designed Stalls. Winners included Maharashtra Tourism and Karnataka Tourism among …

Siemens to modernize Çemtaş bar rolling mill in Turkey

• New roughing stand to roll larger billet sizes in accordance with automotive industry standards • Improved mechanical properties and metallurgical structure • Improved surface quality of round and flat bars • End-to-end automation to increase flexibility and reduce downtimes Çelik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Çemtaş), a Turkish steel producer, has awarded Siemens Metals …

TURKEY MUST CLEAN UP ITS POLITICS OR SUFFER EVEN GREATER PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD! – TI

Transparency International Turkey invites Turkish people to sign online petition demanding clean politics  International Turkey today says recent widespread allegations of deeply-rooted corruption across Turkey’s political establishment show the country urgently needs to do much more to clean up politics. Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer launched in July 2013 already showed that Turkish citizens identified …

Outotec wins EUR 100 million orders in Turkey

Outotec will deliver technology and services worth over EUR 100 million to Cengiz Group for their Mazidagi and Samsun operations in Turkey. The orders include a roasting plant for pyrite concentrates, calcine leaching and solvent extraction plants, copper smelter modernization, as well as gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plants. The orders will be booked in …

International tourism an engine for the economic recovery

In the first nine months of 2013, international tourism grew by 5% according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. The number of international tourist arrivals reported by destinations around the world increased by some 41 million between January and September, growing above UNWTO’s initial forecast and creating an important stimulus to the receiving economies. …