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In this issue, you will find special interviews with a leading theoretician of international politics and global economy, namely Professor Francis Fukuyama of the Stanford University Political Sciences Faculty; the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) President Serdar Çam; World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center Director Zamir Iqbal; Erdemir Chairman of the Board o…
Ulusoy Un, Samsun’s first company to go public, started being traded on Borsa İstanbul Ulusoy Un Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş., a leading flour producer of Turkey, offered 27.8% of its shares to the public, and started being traded on Borsa İstanbul following a gong ceremony. The initial public offering (IPO) of the company, realized on November 12, 13 and 14, 2014 attracted a demand equal to 1.2 fold of t…
Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit, one of the most prestigious meetings of the world of energy and economy, will be held at Grand Tarabya Hotel İstanbul on November 20-21, 2014. Co-chaired by Borsa İstanbul, the theme of the Summit is “Doing Business in Turbulent Times”. The Summit will table the new global energy map created in the aftermath of the developments in the Middle East, count…
The minimum price tick with Currency Contracts traded on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market has been decreased. Henceforth, the price tick for “US$/TRY and “Euro/TRY” contracts will be 1 pips. The price tick for currency future contracts in Borsa İstanbul’s Derivatives Market (VIOP), the most liquid and diversified derivatives market of the region, was decreased from 0.0005 (5pips) to 0.0001 (1p…
A training on the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas will be held in İstanbul jointly by Borsa İstanbul and the OECD on November 26 and 27, 2014. 8th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, organized by the OECD, the African Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the UN Group of Experts on the Democrat…
Sarajevo Stock Exchange SASX 10 index futures contracts started trading on December 15, 2014 on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP). Ziraat Securities executed the first trade in SASX 10 index futures, which are listed on VIOP Foreign Indices Board. CEO of Ziraat Securities, Mehmet Gönen, stated that “We are glad to execute the first transaction of SASX 10 index futures at VIOP”. For furt…
A seminar entitled “Companies in the Light of New Capital Markets Regulations”, covering the new regulations regarding the companies traded on Borsa İstanbul was held on December 8, 2014. On December 8, 2014, a seminar entitled “Companies in the Light of New Capital Markets Regulations”, covering the issues regarding the companies traded on Borsa İstanbul, and which are envisaged in the Capital M…
The panel entitled “Invest in Turkey: How to participate in Turkish Growth” organized jointly by Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) and Phillip Futures in Singapore on December 4, 2014 attracted significant interest from Asian investors. In the panel entitled “Invest in Turkey: How to participate in Turkish Growth”, Asian investors were informed about the new opportunity for Asian investors…
Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) launched the second online virtual trading competition on December 3, 2014 in order to increase the market awareness of the participants and provide a better understanding of the derivatives contracts. The trading game will run till December 31, 2014 and the winner of the game will win a trip to International Derivatives Expo. Whil…
On Nov 26 and 27, 2014 the OECD, Borsa İstanbul and Nadir Metal Refinery as main sponsor partnered to provide training for government officials and the local gold industry on the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Guidance”). Turkey was the 4th largest gold market in 2013 worldwide, with the physical demand…
