Asian Development Bank Business Opportunities Seminar
The letter dated August 20, 2020, and numbered 7100, states that the Asian Development Bank (ADB), one of the world's leading regional development banks, will be holding an "Asian Development Bank Business Opportunities Seminar" on September 17, 2020, from 10:00 to 11:40 AM via the ZOOM platform. This seminar, aimed at informing the Turkish business community about the bank's structure, activities, and financed projects, is organized in cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the ADB. Founded in 1966, the ADB currently has 68 member countries, including Türkiye, 49 of which are located in the Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, the bank also has offices in 31 countries.
As is known, Turkey became a member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1991 as a "donor country" with the aim of providing new market opportunities for the Turkish private sector and supporting the development of the Turkic Republics in Central Asia. Since 1997, Turkish firms, particularly those operating in the construction sector, have been able to provide materials, products, services, and consultancy to ADB-financed projects in developing countries of Asia and can submit bids in ADB tenders within this scope.
Within this framework, simultaneous Turkish-English translation services will be provided at the Seminar. ADB representatives will inform participants about ongoing and planned projects in the energy and transportation infrastructure sectors, and will explain the Bank's business and procurement processes. Participating companies will also have the opportunity to ask questions to ADB experts. Companies wishing to participate should register (in English). adb.tobb.org.tr They must complete it at [address] no later than the end of business on Friday, September 11, 2020.
