Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a trip to the US after Donald Trump made controversial remarks about PM Giorgia Meloni, calling her claims of seeking a photo 'fabricated' and questioning her support on Iran. The incident has strained relations between the former allies.
Türkiye-İtalya Business Forum'da konuşan Bakan Bolat, iki ülke arasındaki ticaret hacminin 40 milyar dolara ulaşması hedefini belirlediklerini söyledi. Bolat, "İtalyan şirketlerin ülkemizdeki yatırımları 3,5 milyar dolara yaklaştı" dedi.
The Russia-ASEAN Business Forum has created a significant international platform for discussing trade, economic, and investment cooperation between Russia and ASEAN nations. Representatives from 17 countries attended, with prime ministers from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam highlighting strong interest in expanding collaboration. Several documents were signed, including MOUs and strategic cooperation agreements.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the Russia-ASEAN Business Forum in Kazan, emphasizing 35 years of multifaceted cooperation and strong ties. He highlighted digital products, AI, energy, food security, technology exchange, and peaceful nuclear energy as key areas for future collaboration.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn will attend the Russia-ASEAN Business Forum in Kazan on June 17. The forum will focus on IT, AI, trade, and logistics, bringing together business representatives from over fifteen countries.
Anadolu Grubu CEO Burak Başarır emphasized resilience and trust as key factors for long-term value creation during uncertain times at the IMD Business Forum in Istanbul. He highlighted that leadership's role is to prepare organizations for uncertainty, not eliminate it.
Bakan Kurum, COP31'e Türk iş dünyasının mührünü vuracaklarını belirterek, "Geleceğin COP'u: Uygulama COP'u" vizyonuyla hareket ettiklerini söyledi. Kurum, iş dünyasının teknolojiye erişim ve finansman zorluklarına dikkat çekerek, somut önerilerle gelmelerini istedi.
Çevre Bakanı Murat Kurum, COP31 İş Dünyası İstişare Toplantısı'nda yaptığı açıklamada, Türkiye'nin COP31'de yol gösteren bir ülke olacağını belirtti. Kurum, iş dünyasının yeşil dönüşüm kapasitesini göstereceği bir dönüm noktası olarak gördüğü zirveye, Türkiye Çevre Ajansı, TOBB ve TESK arasındaki iş birliği protokolüyle önemli bir katkı sağlayacağını vurguladı.
Hundreds of business leaders and government officials from South Korea and 50 African nations attended a forum in Seoul to boost economic cooperation and industrial partnerships. The event, a sideline to the Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting, focused on shared prosperity and joint growth, with discussions on supply chains and critical minerals.
The Russia-ASEAN Business Forum will be held in Kazan from June 17 to 19, 2026, alongside the Russia-ASEAN Summit. The event, announced by Roscongress, will bring together ASEAN leaders, CEOs, foreign officials, and business representatives to discuss trade and economic cooperation, including EAEU-ASEAN partnership. This marks the first in-person Russia-ASEAN Summit since 2016 and coincides with the 35th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN relations.
President Lee Jae Myung called for enhanced cooperation with Vietnam to build resilient supply chains for critical raw materials like rare earths and urea solution during a business forum in Hanoi. The forum, attended by leaders of major Korean conglomerates including Samsung, SK, LG and Lotte, resulted in 74 memorandums of understanding signed across AI, energy, infrastructure and technology sectors.
AMCHAM hosted its annual Doing Business in Korea Seminar 2026 in Seoul under the theme 'Powering Korea's Next Growth Engine: Building an AI-Driven Economy,' coinciding with the 250th anniversary of U.S. founding. Chairman James Kim called for stronger regulatory alignment with global standards and enhanced policy predictability to help Korea become a leading regional headquarters hub for global companies.
