Şevket Başev has informed Japanese businessmen about Turkey
IMAP’s 2014 Fall Symposium took place in the capital of Japan, Tokyo. Combined with the 10th year Anniversary of Pinnacle Inc., exclusive member of IMAP in Japan, and surrounded by the members of IMAP from around the world as well as over 150 companies, and 500 reputable names from Japan’s politics, culture, and business environments, the Symposium’s keynote was given by the Foreign Minister of Japan, Mr. Fumio Kishida. As recommended by the Chairman of Pinnacle Inc, Ikuo Yasuda, the Turkish-Japanese business relationships were touched upon in a meeting in scope of the Symposium. Şevket Başev, the CEO of 3 Seas Capital Partners, gave a presentation to a group of Japanese businessmen, comprised of partners and executives of leading Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi, Canon, Dentsu, Nippon Express, NEC, Mitsui, Nomura, Marubeni, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Toshiba, and JTI, who attended the meeting.
Başev put an emphasis on the fact that these two unique countries, where tradition and modernity are synthesized, have remained good relationships at all times by referring to the historical roots of the relationship between Turkey and Japan and to the common characteristics of both societies. During his presentation, Başev also emphasized on the Japanese companies’ commitment to billion-dollar projects in Turkey such as the 22-billion-USD Sinop Nuclear Plant, Gulf of İzmit Bridge, and Marmaray Tunnel as well as the increased direct investments from Japan into Turkey, construction works, projects and M&A deals, and gave an insight on new business opportunities in different sectors. After Şevket Başev concluded his presentation, the meeting proceeded with the Q&A section, during which the attendees asked questions about the sectors they are interested in. After the official meeting had been concluded, the wide range of interest of the Japanese businessmen, primarily in IT, finance, retail, packaging, technology, and real estate, the attendees proceeded with bilateral conversations and networking.