ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE

The Turkish government has been pursuing a goal to turn Istanbul into aregionalcentre for finance and then, an international one.However, creating aninternationalfinancial centre where international demand and supply of fundsmeet is not an easy process. In this context,we aimed toex...

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Main Author: Hasmet Sarigul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2012-07-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJEF/archieves/2012_no_2_new/hasmet_sarigul.pdf
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spelling doaj-82085d2d730e477b93cda5c591733a772020-11-24T23:12:22ZengSocial Sciences Research SocietyInternational Journal of Economics and Finance Studies1309-80551309-80552012-07-01422012040231ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTREHasmet SarigulThe Turkish government has been pursuing a goal to turn Istanbul into aregionalcentre for finance and then, an international one.However, creating aninternationalfinancial centre where international demand and supply of fundsmeet is not an easy process. In this context,we aimed toexamine the currentstatus and the potential of Istanbul to become an international financial centre. Inorder to reach the aim of the study, firstly,the characteristics of an internationalfinancial centre have been explained and a brief overview ofthe Turkishgovernment’sofficial plans of development of theinternational financial centrehavebeen given. Then,the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ofIstanbul havebeen analyzed.Finally,we have made assessments and put forwardsome suggestions.http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJEF/archieves/2012_no_2_new/hasmet_sarigul.pdf
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title ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
title_short ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
title_full ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
title_fullStr ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
title_full_unstemmed ISTANBUL’S CURRENT STATUS AND POTENTIAL FOR BECOMINGAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
title_sort istanbul’s current status and potential for becomingan international financial centre
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series International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
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publishDate 2012-07-01
description The Turkish government has been pursuing a goal to turn Istanbul into aregionalcentre for finance and then, an international one.However, creating aninternationalfinancial centre where international demand and supply of fundsmeet is not an easy process. In this context,we aimed toexamine the currentstatus and the potential of Istanbul to become an international financial centre. Inorder to reach the aim of the study, firstly,the characteristics of an internationalfinancial centre have been explained and a brief overview ofthe Turkishgovernment’sofficial plans of development of theinternational financial centrehavebeen given. Then,the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ofIstanbul havebeen analyzed.Finally,we have made assessments and put forwardsome suggestions.
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