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Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC)’s leadership met with Erdeniz Sen, Turkish Consul General in Toronto and Murat Ozdemir, County Advisor, Canada recently to explore possibilities of global trade ties between Indo-Canadian entrepreneurs and Turkey. Sanjay Makkar, President of ICCC led the small group of office bearers that included Kanwar Dhanjal, Director, Trade and SME, and Devika Penekelapati, Director.
Sanjay Makkar briefed the Turkish CG about the various activities of the ICCC, especially its mandate of promoting global trade and creating global trading opportunities for Canadian small entrepreneurs. He informed the Turkish Consul General of the different initiatives the Chamber had taken in the Greater Toronto Area to promote cooperation between entrepreneurs of different ethnicities, and how it had been a part of the Greater Toronto Business Alliance, an informal alliance comprising trade chambers of China, Portugal, and Italy.
He also informed the CG of the initiative that ICCC had taken earlier this year in March when it joined hands with the Turkish and Japanese chambers to create awakening of the tremendous potential these markets have for Canada-based entrepreneurs of these ethnicities.
The Consul General of Turkey Erdeniz Sen briefed the delegation of the Turkish Consulate’s trade promotion activities. He expressed a keen desire in attracting Indo-Canadian entrepreneurs to trade with Turkey. He proposed B2B meetings as well as exploring opportunities of investment and trade. He assured the ICCC delegation that the Consulate’s trade office would facilitate trade. Kanwar Dhanjal, Director, Trade and SME said that the economies of Turkey and India are at different stages of development, and offer a plethora of trading opportunities for entrepreneurs willing to explore these markets. “This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for any Canadian entrepreneur to explore the two markets,” he said.
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