Ali Babacan Quotes

• Population is a strong driver of the economy as well as the quality of the labor force.

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  Strong, Labor Force, Quality

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• The fast fish, not the big fish, eats the small fish.

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  Big Fish, Bigs, Fishes

  "Joe Biden, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan Trade Boasts". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 4, 2011.

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• Turkey's economy is powerful enough to tackle tough times.

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  Powerful, Turkeys, Tough Times

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• Turkey is widely envied while there are very serious troubles in the world economy.

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  Turkeys, World, Serious

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• Turkey is going through an incredible economic, political and social transformation. What is most important is that Turkey has been the owner of this transformation. Ownership has been the key to success.

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  Turkeys, Political, Important

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• Turkeys energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas.

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  Fall, Turkeys, Bills

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• When Turkey buys Iranian oil, we pay for it in Turkish lira... However, it is not possible for Iran to take that money as dollars into its own country due to international restrictions, the U.S.A.s sanctions. Therefore, when Iran cannot take this money back as currency, they withdraw Turkish lira and buy gold from our market.

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  Country, Iran, Turkeys

  "Iran importing gold to evade economic sanctions, Turkish official says" by Ivan Watson and Gul Tuysuz, www.cnn.com. November 29, 2012.

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• The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.

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  Promise, Balance, Cyprus

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• Greece is not an easy country to do business in.

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  Country, Easy, Greece

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• Whatever the scenario, the dynamism of developing nations, their demographics and competitive power are great sources for superiority.

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  Source, Demographics, Dynamism

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• Islam and democracy can function together.

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  Islam, Democracy, Together

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