Malaysia

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu met with heads of the world's largest companies at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20. 

Davuto?lu expressed his appreciation for international companies' interests and their connections with Turkey.

According to the global management consulting firm A. T. Kearney, the attractiveness of Bulgaria as an offshoring destination dropped.

This is shown by the seventh edition of Kearney's Global Services Location Index released earlier this week.

In the latest index Bulgaria ranks 12th, with the country having dropped three positions from its 2014 standing.

The Turkish drama sector, which has steadily attracted fans across the world in recent years, exported series worth $250 million in 2015. 

Turkey has ranked as the world's top country for the number of eye surgeries done annually according to a senior Health Ministry official, as over 40,000 operations are carried out yearly in Turkey, mainly on foreign patients amid rapidly rising demand. 

Malaysia is launching the world’s first Sharia-compliant airline, Rayani Airlines. The low-cost airline follows Sharia rules based on guidelines available. Rules include mandatory hijabs for female Muslim cabin crew and non-Muslims must also be dressed decently.

Prayers will be recited before departure and alcohol is strictly forbidden. Food and beverages will be halal.

Turkey has been named the best place to site manufacturing plants in Europe, ranking eighth in the world in a fresh report from property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. 

China has lost its top position in the world to Malaysia due to a rise in labor costs, according to the report, titled "Where in the World? Manufacturing Index 2015." 

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has praised a new "Saudi-led Islamic anti-terrorism alliance" as being "in line with U.S. calls for a greater Sunni role" in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). He was speaking during a visit to Turkey's ?ncirlik air base on Dec. 15, which came only a day after the Pentagon gave a conceptual briefing about the front to U.S.

Turkey has joined a 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism whose formation was announced by Saudi Arabia on Dec. 14, according to a joint statement published by state news agency SPA.

Malaysia's state electricity utility, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has bought a 30 percent stake in Turkey's GAMA Enerji A.S. for $243 million to expand overseas, it said on Dec. 14.

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek has said preparatory work to launch a coordination mechanism for Islamic banking in Turkey have started, and the related circular note has recently been sent to the Prime Ministry.