With the framework of Technical Cooperation between the Turkish Republic and the Federal German Republic; the KOSGEB and German Technical Cooperation Instution - GTZ runs the Turkish cooperation "Supporting Economy in Anatolia" project is implemented in OSTIM, Kahramanmaraþ and Malatya. in Ostim, the OSTIM OSB Directorship and OSIAD Ostim Industrialists and Businessmen Association are working together within the scope of the project. Under the project inquestion, the Saxony State Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce OSTIM OSB and OSIAD a Cooperation Protocol in Hannover on April 16, 2007. Memo of Understanding signed by between Landesverband der Industrie Baden- Württembers (LVI), Germany , OSIAD and OSB on 25 September 2007 OSIAD also signed special agreements with banks in order to generate solutions to the finance problems of its member SMEs. An agreement with the Is Bank was signed to generate income to the association. Under this agreement, alI members received their credit cards with logos of OSIAD - Is Bank, allowing the transfer of a certain share of their shopping to the association's bank account. The members were also provided suitable loan conditions. Agreements were signed with Tekstilbank, Vakifbank, Halk Bank, Ziraat Bank, Finansbank, Is Bank and Denizbank regarding loans with suitable to association members. A cooperation protocol was signed with Industry Ministry Small and Medium-Sized Industry Development and Support Authority Directorship (KOSGEB), Small Enterprises Development Center (KÜGEM). Under this protocol, aiming to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, training and business trip services were provided to enterprises. A university-industry cooperation protocol was signed with the Baþkent University. A protocol was signed between the Finance Ministry National Real Estate Department Dekectorship and OSIAD for the forestation of a 3,500,00 square meters of land in 10 years. (2500 trees were planted in the OSÝAD Forestation Site) A cooperation protocol was signed with the Italian Chamber of Commerce to develop the ralations between the two countries. |