Turkish finance minister, c. bank governor to visit Saudi Arabia ahead of Erdogan visit

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii

11/07/2023 13:22

ISTANBUL, July 11 (Reuters) - Turkey's finance minister
and central bank governor will travel to Saudi Arabia on
Wednesday to meet investors ahead of President Tayyip Erdogan's
planned trip to the Gulf on July 17-19, one source and
state-owned Anadolu Agency said on Tuesday.
    Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek will meet his Saudi
counterpart Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Anadolu said.
    Last week, Reuters reported that Ankara expects Qatar, Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to make direct investments
of some $10 billion initially, and $30 billion in total, in
Turkey's energy, infrastructure and defence sectors on the heels
of Erdogan's visit to the three countries.
    Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz visited Qatar with
Simsek over the weekend, met officials and discussed economic
cooperation opportunities. 

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Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun, Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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