President of TIF Attends Business Leaders Summit 2025 in Istanbul

H.E. Baghdad Amreyev, President of the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF), attended the Business Leaders Summit 2025, held on 2 November 2025 in Istanbul, organized in collaboration with the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), the Ministry of Trade of Turkiye and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB).

The event, held under the theme “The Private Sector as a Strategic Partner for Sustainable Development,” took place alongside the 41st Session of COMCEC (November 1–4, 2025). It gathered ministers, heads of OIC institutions, policymakers, and business leaders from across the Islamic world.

Several high-level speakers addressed the participants. Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), described the private sector as a catalyst for innovation and employment. Türkiye’s Minister of Trade, Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, pointed to the need for innovation and production as the real engines of sustainable development. President of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development (ICCD), Mr. Abdullah Saleh Kamel, emphasized the private sector’s crucial role in fostering global partnerships for development. TOBB President Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke of Türkiye’s position as a reliable and promising investment hub.

On the margins of the event President of TIF Baghdad Amreyev held brief meetings with the Chairman of the IsDB, Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, the President of ICCD, Mr. Abdullah Saleh Kamel, and other high level participants to explore further cooperation under the shared economic agenda of the Turkic and Islamic business communities.

The President of TIF also attended a working dinner on the occasion of the Summit with the participation of Türkiye’s Vice President, H.E. Cevdet Yılmaz. During the dinner, H.E. Baghdad Amreyev addressed the participants, stressing the importance of strengthening economic and trade ties among Turkic and Islamic countries, as well as the significance of actively utilizing the potential of cooperation among international and regional financial institutions in co-financing joint projects.