The mutual trade turnover of Bashkortostan with Turkey has increased by 2 times

As part of the implementation of the National Project "International Cooperation and Export", the foreign trade turnover between the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Republic of Turkey increased by 104.5% in the first 11 months of 2023 compared to the figures for the same period in 2022. This was announced by Margarita Bolycheva, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Congress Activities of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Last year we actively developed cooperation between the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Republic of Turkey. At the same time, the export indicator for the first 11 months of 2023 showed an increase of 113.6% compared to the same period in 2022. It is noteworthy that exports to Turkey account for about 90% of the region's WTO with this country, Margarita Bolycheva said.

The basis of exports in January-September last year were fuel and energy products, chemical industry products, other goods, food products and raw materials, wood and pulp and paper products, metals and products made from them, machine-building products. The Minister noted that a significant contribution to the development of foreign economic relations with Turkey was made by the work of the representative of the region at the Russian Trade Mission in the target country, Marat Tansykkuzhin.

For example, the Representative of the Republic of Bashkortostan at the Trade Mission of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Turkey, Marat Tansykkuzhin, visited the site for the production of lifting cranes of the company Özfatihler Vinç in the central part of Turkey, in Konya. During the visit, Marat Tansykkuzhin got acquainted with the production process, the range of manufactured equipment, and together with representatives of the company, a roadmap for the implementation of an investment project in the Republic of Bashkortostan was outlined.

Recall that representatives of the company intend to launch the production of their products in Bashkortostan. The planned investment volume for this project exceeds 110 million rubles, and its support is provided by the regional representative office together with JSC "Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan". At the moment, several investment sites have already been selected and pre-order of technological equipment has been carried out.

Following the results of the first meeting with the investor, we have identified a pool of tasks that we systematically solve in the course of joint work with relevant departments. Having worked out all the details and technical requirements of the project, our specialists selected sites for the localization of future production, and also prepared a package of documents for presentation to the Head of Bashkortostan within the framework of the meeting "Investchas". As soon as the investor chooses a site for the placement of the enterprise, we will start preparing documents for receiving state support measures," said Nail Gabbasov, General Director of the Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Also, on February 12-14, Turkish investors plan to pay a visit to the Republic of Bashkortostan in order to resolve the issue of renting premises and determine the list of purchased equipment for their production. During the meeting, Turkish investors expressed interest in building a full-fledged plant in the region in the future and participating in industry exhibitions in the Russian Federation.

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The company Özfatihler Vinç has been specializing in the production and sale of electric overhead, hangar, gantry, special and other cranes according to customer specifications since the 1990s. The main plant is located on the territory of the organized industrial zone "Buyukkajak" in Konya, the company's branches operate in 5 cities of the Turkish Republic. Due to the expanding portfolio of orders, it is planned to launch additional production of crane housings in Sakarya this year. The total number of employees exceeds 200 people. Exports have been carried out since 2003. Turkish cranes Özfatihler Vinç are supplied to France, Belgium, the countries of the Balkan Peninsula, the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia and African customers. Within the framework of the national goal "Decent and effective work and successful Entrepreneurship", established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated July 21, 2020 No.474, the national project "International Cooperation and Export" is being implemented. Its goal is to ensure a real growth in exports of non-primary non-energy goods by at least 70% by 2030 compared to 2020. The achievement of the target is planned through the implementation of measures of federal projects "Industrial export", "Export of agricultural products" and "System