World giants gather in Istanbul for 9th Investment Advisory Council meeting

The 9th Investment Advisory Council meeting, which is aimed at improving Turkey's investment environment and attracting foreign investors to the country, will be held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım at Istanbul's Dolmabahçe Palace today.

Prior to the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli offered a special reception and dinner for the Investment Advisory Council members. The first closed session of the meeting will start with Yıldırım's speech and continue with council members exchanging their opinions of Turkey's investment environment at a round-table meeting. Council members will issue a final declaration in the second session and Yıldırım will hold a press conference to announce the declaration.

Previously, Canikli said council members from 14 countries would attend the 9th Investment Advisory Council meeting. They operate in 10 different sectors with a total turnover of $666 billion and employ a total of 1.5 million employees.

Senior managers from the world's leading groups, including the World Bank Group, Alstom, Alzahid Group Holding, APM Terminals, Bank of China, Bombardier, BP, Burgan Bank, Gemalto, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Microsoft, Mitsui & Co.Europe, Mumtalakat, Nesma, Katar First Bank, Renault, Sberbank, Sojitz, United Technologies Corporation, ZTE Corporation and Vodafone will attend the meeting.