Turkish group to host virtual investment conference

By Tolga Yanik

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's International Investors Association (YASED) will hold a virtual International Investment Summit next month, it announced on Tuesday.

The five-day summit, which will begin on Dec. 7, will address an important theme for the investment world each day, Aysem Sargin, the association's president, said in a statement.

"We want to bring global investors together, and talk about the changing landscape [amid the coronavirus pandemic[ for future international investment," she added.

Top government officials, senior executives of multinational and international companies, academics and futurists will come together to discuss the challenges the world could face in terms of global supply chains, digitalization, impact investments and entrepreneur ecosystem.

The YASED is a non-profit, and its members have international companies operating in Turkey. Established in 1980, it represents 85% of foreign direct investments to Turkey.

*Writing by Yunus Girgin in Ankara