Auto manufacturers poised to increase investments
The automotive sector is continuing to invest in Turkey, with the country continuing to attract significant investment and the automotive industry holding the number one place for Turkey ’s exports at $20 billion last year. The recent success of the automotive industry has seen the automotive giants deciding to increase their investment in Turkey ’s [...]
Turkey Leading Tourism Figures in Europe
Provisional 2007 figures released by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) today, has shown that Turkey is leading the way in Europe for tourism growth. The DPA reports that the country’s tourism sector registered growth of 18 per cent, leaving other European nations such as Greece and Portugal in its wake. Turkey has even eclipsed the [...]
TIger Woods gets his game on in Dubai
Legend Woods heads to Dubai this week having further fine-tuned the tricks of his trade and with fond memories of dusting the field in his season debut at the Buick Invitational. He shot a final round 71 to capture the Buick Sunday by a whopping eight strokes in a rarefied victory that showcased some of [...]
Dutch 'Partners for Roads' programme supports Sofia
Dutch ambassador Willem van Ee and Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov have signed an agreement for joint studies on the creation of a traffic control system in the Bulgarian capital. Dutch transport ministry’s Partners for Roads programme with the support of Sofia municipality would fund the study. After a study and analysis of the traffic situation [...]
Ras Al Khaimah goes FIVE star
Twenty-five luxury hotels are to be built in Ras Al Khaimah as the emirate is taking steps to improve its tourism infrastructure. The five-star properties will be spread across the various mega-projects under way or planned for the next five years, said Dr Khater Masaad, CEO of the RAK Investment Authority (Rakia). The government is [...]