Matchmaking and PR Activities of The Netherlands Trade Mission to Ankara

Country

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Turkey
Reference

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Start Year

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2009
End Year

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2009
Beneficiary

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Netherlands EVD- Ministry of Economic Affairs
Consortium

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Budget

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20.000 €
Financing

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Netherlands EVD- Ministry of Economic Affairs
Working Area

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SMEs and Private Sector Development
Service Area

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Sector Analysis and Market Studies, Communication and Event Management

The Trade Mission was organized by the Royal Netherlands Embassy, between the 2nd and 4th of June 2014. The Official Delegation headed by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation Lilianne Plume and accompanied by the Business Delegation comprising of 9 firms with annual revenues ranging from 10 million to 1, 2 billion EUR companies aiming to invest in Turkey.

ANKON Consulting was responsible for the overall planning (approximately 1 month), co-ordination and supervision of the events via researching, identifying and contacting relevant Turkish private firms, institutions and governmental bodies with potential for economic co-operation and following up each meeting to optimize the quality of the mission targeted at creating and realizing investment opportunities.

In total; 55 matchmaking sessions were organized in Ankara for 9 Dutch firms and 27 in Gaziantep for 5 Dutch firms. ANKON Consulting was present at the venues to guarantee the effective delivery of the sessions, which demanded great multi-tasking and organizational skills