2024-06-26
土耳其驻广州领事馆代表确认出席「第七届全球跨境电商节暨第九届深圳国际跨境电商贸易博览会」
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On the whole, although there are many challenges in global economic recovery, China's focus on innovative development, domestic consumption, sustainable development, green economy initiatives, digital economic growth, and global interconnection has brought bright prospects for its future economic growth. We are confident in China's development, and that is why our investment in China has been increasing. " Korhan Kurdoglu, Chairman of the Turkish Council for Foreign Economic Relations and the Turkey-China Business Council, said in an interview with China Trade News during the 2024 Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit.
"Turkey enjoys a geographically advantageous location, while China has a complete and resilient supply chain system. In recent years, there has been an increase in practical cooperation between the two countries' industrial enterprises, and they have endured the challenges of geopolitical conflicts and sluggish global economic growth. Looking ahead, there are numerous opportunities for cooperation between the two countries' enterprises under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and Turkey's 'Middle Corridor' plan, and the two sides have strong complementarity.
According to the latest statistics from the Turkish government, trade between Turkey and China has grown 40 times in the past 20 years, reaching nearly 48 billion US dollars in 2023. In 2015, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on the alignment of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and the "Middle Corridor" plan, and their economic and trade cooperation began to enter a fast track. Turkish data shows that after the signing of the agreement, China's direct investment in Turkey has increased significantly, from 82 million US dollars before the agreement to 624 million US dollars in the following year. Among them, the figure for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022 was 1.7 billion US dollars, a peak for Chinese investment. From the current trade scale, China is Turkey's largest trading partner in Asia and the third-largest trading partner in the world, surpassing over 1,200 Chinese companies that continue to engage in industrial and commercial activities in Turkey, and over 100 Turkish companies investing and operating in China.
By the end of 2022, Turkey's total population reached 85.279 million, the second-largest in Europe. Among them, the proportion of young people aged 15-24 reached 15.2%, far exceeding the 27 EU member states. At the same time, the proportion of internet usage among Turkish youth was as high as 97.1% in 2021 and 96.9% in 2022, demonstrating a high level of internet penetration and digital literacy. This large young population and high internet coverage provide unique conditions for the development of Turkey's e-commerce market. According to Statista, the user penetration rate of Turkey's e-commerce market will reach 57.2% in 2023, although there is a certain gap compared to China's user penetration rate of about 80%. However, this also means that Turkey's e-commerce market has tremendous development space and potential. Statista predicts that Turkey's e-commerce market revenue will reach 18.75 billion US dollars in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 13.65% from 2023 to 2027, and the market size is expected to reach 31.28 billion US dollars by 2027.
Cooperation between China and Turkey in the field of e-commerce has broad prospects and tremendous potential. With the continuous deepening of strategic cooperation between China and Turkey, cooperation in the field of e-commerce between the two countries will also usher in new opportunities and challenges. As a new emerging market, the rapid development of Turkey's e-commerce market will provide more business opportunities and cooperation space for Chinese enterprises. At the same time, as a leader in the field of e-commerce, China will also provide valuable experience and support for the development of Turkey's e-commerce market. The presence of representatives from the Turkish Consulate General in Guangzhou will further promote exchanges and cooperation between China and Turkey in the field of e-commerce, jointly creating a new chapter in cross-border e-commerce cooperation. We believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Turkey e-commerce cooperation will achieve more fruitful results and make new contributions to the progress and development of human society.
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