Opportunities offered by the use of Renminbi in international trade between China and Turkey

5 December 2013, Grand Hyatt Taksim, Istanbul organized by CITAM in corporation with BANK OF CHINA

Opening & welcome speeches   Mr. Zhang Qingyang Consul of PRC in Istanbul Mr. Ahmet İlhan Çalıkoğlu Ministery of Economy, Republic of Turkey Mr. Cai Wanhang Bank of China Deput Representative Istanbul Mr. Huabin Wang Bank of China Presentation: Road To RMB

Networking break Panel discussion: “Reflections from the real economy” Moderator: Dr. Riza Kadilar Mr. Osman Boyner TUSIAD / BD Otomotiv Mr. Yavuz Onay DEIK Turkey – China Business Council Mr. Gang ZHAO HUAWEI Mr. Steve Shen CSUN Mr. Osman Küçükçınar* Türk Telekom

Panel discussion: “Financial Institutions’ perspective” Moderator: Mr. Yong Ou Mr. Gökhan Pamukçuoğlu* Akbank Ms. Bala Yetkin T. Garanti Bankası Mr. Utku Özdemir T. Iş Bankası Mr. Yavuz Yeter T.C. Ziraat Bankası Ms. Figen Yumrukçağlar T. Ekonomi Bankası Ms. Dongfang Shi Bank of China Q&A and closing remarks by Dr. Riza Kadilar

*To be confirmed

The People’s Bank of China and the Central Bank of Turkey signed a 10-billion-yuan (3.25 billion Turkish Lira) currency swap agreement on 21 February 2012. The three-year agreement is extendable by mutual consent. It was highlighted that this agreement is aimed at enhancing financial cooperation and promoting bilateral trade and investment, as well as ensuring regional financial stability. In that regard CITAM aims to inform the Turkish corporate sector about the benefits and the technicalities of this agreement in order to promote business links between the economic players of both countries.