TURKISH GOVERNMENT OFFERS AID TO TEXTILE SECTOR AMIDST TIME OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY

AS part of its continued efforts to shore up the country’s faltering economy, still reeling from the fallout of the attempted coup during July, the Turkish government has announced a programme of so-called “super incentives”, with the textile manufacturing sector being one of the beneficiaries. These include assistance in paying fixed government fees and taxes, withholding taxes, insurance premiums and energy costs. Nihat Zeybekci, Turkish economy minister said: “We are offering support and facilities at every step of  the production-export chain in ...


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