The Ministry of Trade has granted foreign trade capital company status to 8 more companies. The Ministry of Trade’s Decision Communiqué on Foreign Trade Capital Companies has been published in the Official Gazette and has come into effect. The decision has granted foreign trade capital company status to 8 more companies, bringing the total number of companies with this status to 97. The newly added companies to the list include Military Factory and Shipyard Management Inc., Aves Energy Oil and Food Industry Inc., CCC Foreign Trade Inc., Durak Hazelnut Industry and Trade Inc., Eltaş Transformer Industry and Trade Inc., Otokar Automotive and Defense Industry Inc., Pak Export Inc., and Tosyalı Iron Steel Industry Inc.