Turkish finance minister meets investors in France

Türkiye's treasury and finance minister met with investors in France on Thursday to discuss investment opportunities in his country.

Mehmet Şimşek met with the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF), the largest business body in the country, in an event hosted by Jean Lemierre, the head of financial services company BNP Paribas.

At a later separate event hosted by Societe Generale, another financial services firm, Şimşek said he told investment funds and senior bank executives managing a total of about €4 trillion ($4.23 trillion) about the Turkish economy and the country's program for the future.

He also held a meeting with Fatih Birol, president of the International Energy Agency (IEA), on the outlook for the global energy market.

During his visit, Şimşek met with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, to discuss how to boost bilateral investments.

"Finally, last night at the France-Germany Forum, we explained the investment opportunities in Türkiye to the CEO/CFOs of around 70 companies."

France is among the top 10 countries investing in Türkiye, the minister noted.

He said investor meetings would continue in Gulf Arab nations next week.