Roundtable Meeting with
Mr. Agah Uğur,
Former CEO of Borusan Group
January 14, 2019
On January 14, 2019, Mr. Agah Uğur, Former CEO of Borusan Group, addressed GRF members at a roundtable meeting. In his speech, Mr. Uğur examined the importance and current situation of Turkey’s manufacturing industry. Mr. Uğur expressed concern that certain developing economies like Turkey were under threat of “premature de-industrialization”. Mr. Uğur also stressed the importance of investing in industries like manufacturing, where technology transfer is quick and easy to achieve, in order to create an effective strategy. Lastly, Mr. Uğur touched on the issue of low female workforce participation in Turkey and noted that as a result, Turkey is 35% less efficient compared to the top half of OECD countries. Following his speech, Mr. Uğur answered the participants’ questions.