Turkey
"President Obama's successful visit to Ankara in April 2009
encouraged closer cooperation in our bilateral commercial relationship,
and U.S. Ex-Im is pleased to support these efforts under the U.S.-Turkey
Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation. We look
forward to more mutually beneficial transactions with Turkey." – Fred Hochberg, Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Activity by Sector FY07-12
Turkey is the strongest economy in emerging Europe and is well positioned to register steady growth of 5 - 6 % p.a. over the next five years. Ex-Im Bank's current exposure in Turkey is $4 Billion. In addition to the electric power and transportation infrastructure, other areas of growth include renewable energy, healthcare, agribusiness and media/telecommunications, all of which represent excellent opportunities for U.S. exporters.
- Çerkezköy, Tekirdağ: Chinook Sciences LLC, a small
business located in Cranford, N.J., sold equipment and technology to
build an innovative plant that recycles metal and in the process
recovers gas and produces electricity. The Turkish buyer, DT Metal Geri
Kazanim Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, was able to make the
purchase with the help of a $10 million medium-term loan guarantee from
the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- Samsun Region: The Export-Import
Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved a $104.8 million loan
guarantee to support the sale by GE Energy, Houston, Tex., of power
generating equipment and services for a new plant in the Samsun region
of northern Turkey. Cengiz Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Cengiz
Enerji) purchased two GE LMS100 aero-derivative gas turbine generator
packages to build a 240 megawatt combined cycle gas-fired power
project.
- Istanbul: The Municipality of
Istanbul was able to purchase 55 high-technology firefighting vehicles
with the help of a $39 million loan guarantee from the Export-Import
Bank of the United States. DMK International, LLC, a five-employee
engineering services firm in Macomb, Michigan, was the primary exporter
on the transaction. Two other small businesses - General Purpose
Vehicles LLC, New Haven, Michigan, and Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc.,
Holden, Louisiana. - were suppliers on the sale.
-
Ankara: The Export-Import Bank of
the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved an $86.8 million loan
guarantee to help General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD), of
LaGrange, Illinois, sell a large number of locomotive upgrade kits and
related parts to the Turkish State Railways. The transaction allowed
Turkey to modernize its fleet of locomotives and maintain reliable rail
service.
For additional questions or information, please contact
Ex-Im Bank Business Development Staff
Global Business Development Divison
Phone : 202-565-3713
Commercial Service Office (Turkish)
http://www.export.gov/turkey
Commercial Service Office (English)
http://www.export.gov/turkey
U.S. Embassy in the Country (Eng)
http://turkey.usembassy.gov
U.S. Embassy in the Country (Turkish)
http://turkish.turkey.
usembassy.gov/
Country Embassy in U.S.
http://www.washington.
emb.mfa.gov.tr
"President Obama's successful visit to Ankara in April 2009 encouraged closer cooperation in our bilateral commercial relationship, and U.S. Ex-Im is pleased to support these efforts under the U.S.-Turkey Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation. We look forward to more mutually beneficial transactions with Turkey." – Fred Hochberg, Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Turkey is the strongest economy in emerging Europe and is well positioned to register steady growth of 5 - 6 % p.a. over the next five years. Ex-Im Bank's current exposure in Turkey is $4 Billion. In addition to the electric power and transportation infrastructure, other areas of growth include renewable energy, healthcare, agribusiness and media/telecommunications, all of which represent excellent opportunities for U.S. exporters.
- Çerkezköy, Tekirdağ: Chinook Sciences LLC, a small business located in Cranford, N.J., sold equipment and technology to build an innovative plant that recycles metal and in the process recovers gas and produces electricity. The Turkish buyer, DT Metal Geri Kazanim Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, was able to make the purchase with the help of a $10 million medium-term loan guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- Samsun Region: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved a $104.8 million loan guarantee to support the sale by GE Energy, Houston, Tex., of power generating equipment and services for a new plant in the Samsun region of northern Turkey. Cengiz Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Cengiz Enerji) purchased two GE LMS100 aero-derivative gas turbine generator packages to build a 240 megawatt combined cycle gas-fired power project.
- Istanbul: The Municipality of
Istanbul was able to purchase 55 high-technology firefighting vehicles
with the help of a $39 million loan guarantee from the Export-Import
Bank of the United States. DMK International, LLC, a five-employee
engineering services firm in Macomb, Michigan, was the primary exporter
on the transaction. Two other small businesses - General Purpose
Vehicles LLC, New Haven, Michigan, and Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc.,
Holden, Louisiana. - were suppliers on the sale.
-
Ankara: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved an $86.8 million loan guarantee to help General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD), of LaGrange, Illinois, sell a large number of locomotive upgrade kits and related parts to the Turkish State Railways. The transaction allowed Turkey to modernize its fleet of locomotives and maintain reliable rail service.
For additional questions or information, please contact
Ex-Im Bank Business Development Staff
Global Business Development Divison
Phone : 202-565-3713
Commercial Service Office (Turkish)
http://www.export.gov/turkey
Commercial Service Office (English)
http://www.export.gov/turkey
U.S. Embassy in the Country (Eng)
http://turkey.usembassy.gov
U.S. Embassy in the Country (Turkish)
http://turkish.turkey.
usembassy.gov/
Country Embassy in U.S.
http://www.washington.
emb.mfa.gov.tr