WKO: Austrian Enterprises Miss out on Potential in Turkey

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 19, 2013; 17:36 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to a commercial councelor at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) in Istanbul, Austria is focused too much on Eastern Europe. Switzerland exports triple the amount to Turkey.

WKO: Austrian Enterprises Miss out on Potential in Turkey / Picture: © Turkish and Austrian crossed flags by Vindobona

The domestic external trade with Turkey is not as intense as it could be. “The Netherlands and Switzerland export double and triple the amount respectively there. The whole energy of the Austrian enterprises in the past years has gone to Eastern Europe and the nearby markets”, Marco Garcia, commercial counselor at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) in Istanbul told journalists…