TUSIAD's vision 2050 report made public

The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) announced its Vision 2050 Report yesterday at a meeting in Istanbul, where its chairwoman Umit Boyner took the floor, stressing that Turkey's achievements in economic growth were not fully reflected by its development levels. Boyner said that Turkey, which is now a country that has a say on the global level, could succeed in ranking the largest 17th economy in the world by applying its economic growth target step by step after the unsteady atmosphere of 1990s. Speaking at the meeting, Samuel A. Di Piazza, co-chair of Vision 2050 Project, said that worldwide senior managers considered Turkey as a center of opportunities and that Turkey's performance in the region would determine the foreign direct investment flow. Piazza stated that everything was in place to enable Turkey to take its place in the world's top 10 economies, adding that it could indeed become a critical actor of the 21st century. Furthermore, President Abdullah Gul sent a message to the meeting, stressing that development targets should be fulfilled and concrete steps should be taken for the generations of today and future. Gul added that it was very important for Turkey to head towards future in line with dynamics of the new world order and a strong vision and that a long-term and realistic road map should be drawn, priorities should be determined correctly and strategies aimed at expanding horizons should be established towards this end.