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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of an ongoing program to connect U.S. businesses with opportunities to drive climate solutions abroad, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce successfully hosted a GreenTech mission to Istanbul and Ankara last week. The mission, led by Chamber Senior Vice President of Policy Marty Durbin and Executive Director of the Chamber’s U.S.-Türkiye Business Council Jennifer Miel, was a partnership between the Chamber, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), and the U.S. Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and U.S. Department of Commerce. This strategic mission assembled a delegation comprising 20 prominent U.S. and Turkish companies, alongside U.S. government officials, all dedicated to advancing green technology and sustainable development initiatives. The visit built on the momentum from the historic COP28 in Dubai in which the Chamber hosted the largest ever U.S. business delegation to a U.N. climate conference, and U.S.-Tü
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S.-Türkiye Business Council in collaboration with The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) held talks with 30 leading U.S. and Turkish defense and aerospace companies and both governments on the margins of the Istanbul Defense Industry Fair (IDEF). The discussions build on the positive momentum from the NATO Summit in Vilnius earlier this month and the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Jeffry Flake and Turkish Deputy Minister of Defense Celal Sami Tüfekçi led participation from their respective countries. In his remarks, Ambassador Flake highlighted the private sector’s contributions to the nations’ shared defense goals: “After the successful NATO Summit, what better time for us to come together at IDEF to support the business and defense partnersh
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Türkiye Business Council today took part in ringing the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opening bell with Marti Technologies (“Marti”) to celebrate their public listing on the exchange. Marti, a leading mobility company, is the first Turkish company to exclusively debut on the NYSE. This listing marks a significant milestone in U.S.-Turkish commercial relations, which has grown its bilateral trade volume by over 70 percent since 2019. Marti has worked with U.S. technology companies to expand its customer base and U.S. investors to fund its expansion plans.“U.S. technology companies and investors are eager to support the continued growth of innovative startups in Türkiye to connect with domestic and international customers. The expanding trade relationship between the United States and Türkiye is becoming increasingly diversified with growing U.S. awareness about the country’s exciting high-tech ecosyst
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.- Kazakhstan Business Council took its first business delegation to Almaty and Astana in Kazakhstan, June 6-8, 2023 for a Trade Mission certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce. During the September 2022 United Nations General Assembly, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited this business delegation to Kazakhstan during a U.S.-Kazakhstan investors roundtable. The trade mission also followed up on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s February 2023 visit to Astana. The business delegation consisted of more than 20 U.S. companies that engaged in consultations with Kazakhstan’s government to bolster U.S.-Kazakhstan trade and investment and help U.S. companies realize strategic projects boosted by Kazakhstan’s reform agenda. American companies comprise the largest private sector investor base in Kazakhstan with more than $40 billion in investments, and bilater