Direct international investments in Turkey in 2012's first two months up

Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan has said that the amount of direct international investments which have been made in Turkey in January-February 2012 increased 25 percent. It reached 1.7 billion USD in the mentioned period, added Caglayan who released a statement on Friday. Turkey is considered as a safe harbor for international investors during and after the global economic crisis, said Caglayan.

He noted that the amount of direct international investment made in Turkey in January-February period of 2011 had been 1.3 billion USD.

56 percent of the capital inflow in Turkey in Jan-Feb period of 2012 was made by the EU countries, said Caglayan, adding that the Netherlands and Luxembourg were two leading countries among them.