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Mobile networks and fibre-optics expanding to keep up with Turkey's rapidly growing IT industry
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Turkey’s IT sector is in the midst of a busy and prosperous period marked by rapid, widespread development in internet services, infrastructure investment and e-commerce activity. Internet growth is being driven by extensive fibre-optic expansion, increased adoption of 3G mobile internet and planned nationwide 4G network services that will require heavy investment from both the public and private…
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Suat İnce, Deputy Chief Executive, Türkiye İfl Bankası: Interview
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Interview: Suatİnce How important is foreign investment to the Turkish economy? Why should multinationals consider Turkey an attractive market in which to invest? SUAT İNCE: Over the past decade, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Turkish economy has risen considerably. As one of the fastest-growing economies in the OECD, Turkey has attracted more than $140bn of foreign capital in the…
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Erdem Başçı, Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB): Interview
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Interview:Erdem Başçı How will tapering of the US Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programme affect Turkey’s economy? What is being done to prepare for this? ERDEM BAŞÇI: The Fed’s signals on tapering quantitative easing since May 2013 have increased volatility in the global appetite for risk and caused capital to flow out of emerging economies. As of the first quarter of 2014,…
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Hikmet Ersek, President and CEO, Western Union: Interview
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Interview: Hikmet Ersek How is Turkey seen by global financial firms looking to expand their operations in the region? HIKMET ERSEK: Half the population in Turkey is under 30, and they are very tech-savvy – the country ranks 18th in the world by number of internet users, and 66m people have mobile phones out of a population of 77m. Banks and other financial institutions in Turkey and around the…
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Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu, CEO, Halkbank: Interview
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Interview:Ali Fuat Taşkesenlioğlu How did recent changes in the global macroeconomic landscape affect Turkish banks? ALI FUAT TAŞKESENLİOĞLU: In 2014 the global economy continued on a path to normalisation, with the US economy signaling a strong recovery and the EU displaying stable growth figures. Tapering by the Fed and easing of concerns about a possible drop in liquidity abundance…
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Ibrahim Turhan, Former Chairman and CEO, Borsa Istanbul: Interview
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Interview: Ibrahim Turhan Given recent macroeconomic volatility, why should international investors remain confident in the growth prospects of the Turkish equities market? IBRAHIM TURHAN: In 2014 Turkey was rated as the 14th most attractive foreign direct investment (FDI) destination in the world. Assessing the conditions in any market by looking at just short-term movements will lead to wrong conclusions.…
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Vahdettin Ertafl, Chairman, Capital Markets Board (CMB): Interview
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Interview: Vahdettin Ertafl Are there any new initiatives to further develop Turkey’s financial services sector? VAHDETTIN ERTAFL: Our new capital markets legislation provides market infrastructure in harmony with current EU practices, especially the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. This is important, as it integrates Turkey’s capital markets into the global financial system. The new…
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M Uğur Erkan, CEO, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik: Interview
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Interview:M Uğur Erkan What effect have multinational insurance firms had on the growth prospects of domestic players? M UĞUR ERKAN: Turkey’s positive economic growth, favourable demographics and low penetration rates have drawn the attention of local and multinational players to the Turkish insurance sector. International companies, in particular, are increasingly looking to take advantage…
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Mehmet Bostan, General Manager, Vakıf Emeklilik: Interview
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Interview: Mehmet Bostan Since its implementation in early 2013, how has the government’s matching scheme affected growth of the private pensions industry? MEHMET BOSTAN: We can confidently say that the government’s matching scheme in early 2013 affected the private pension industry in a very positive way. The private pension system started to make a huge impact on the Turkish economy, especially…
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Bora Yalınay, CFO, Ülker: Interview
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Interview:Bora Yalınay What does Ülker’s $550m syndication loan, secured in November 2014, indicate for the potential of the industry and retail sector in particular and for Turkey as a whole? BORA YALINAY: First, it is important to mention that the size and attention of this syndication was unprecedented in Turkey before this. A total of 26 banks comprising more than 10 new lending…