TSPB ANNUAL REPORT 2017

We have exchanged opinions with international agencies to keep a close eye on the developments with a potential impact on our sector and to represent our country. Visits by Foreign Missions in Turkey Olivier Redoules, Counselor for Financial Affairs of the French Embassy, and Ahmet Mert Aydoğdu, Financial Attaché visited the Association on 7 March 2017. The French Embassy representatives were hosted by O. İlker Savuran, Assistant Secretary General of the Association, and Ekin Fıkırkoca, Director of Research and Statistics. The parties exchanged opinions about capital markets and the Turkish economy, and discussed potential cooperation areas. Visit by ISRA and RAM Ratings Set up by the Central Bank of Malaysia to engage in research in Islamic finance, the International Shariah Research Academy and RAM Ratings, a Malaysian credit rating agency, visited our Association on 22 September 2017. Opinions were exchanged regarding the current status and development of Islamic finance sector in Turkey with the delegation that was hosted by O. İlker Savuran, Assistant Secretary General of the Association, and Gökben Altaş Çevikcan, Assistant Director of Research and Statistics. International Relations 40 TCMA 2017 Annual Report