Baku, Azerbaijan, May 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey will allocate 3.1 billion Turkish liras to support exporters of the country, Turkish Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan said, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media.
According to the minister, this will increase the country's exports. She added that Turkey’s main goal is to increase turnover.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Trade, Turkey’s foreign trade turnover in April 2019 amounted to $33.377 billion. During this period, Turkish exports increased by 5.38 percent compared to April 2018 and amounted to $15.273 billion.
In April 2019, imports to Turkey decreased by 14.62 percent compared to April 2018 and amounted to $18.104 billion. During the reporting period, Turkey imported mineral fuel worth $3.689 billion, equipment and machinery worth $1.909 billion, electrical goods worth $1.354 billion, and steel and cast iron worth $1.572 billion.
The remaining share of imports, $9.57 billion, accounts for other types of products.
($1=6.0572 TL on May 20)
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