Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Private Banks: Skewed risk reward Cem CetingucPosted on24 April, 2023 Valuations don’t look very tempting in the context of macro uncertainty With this note, we … Continue ReadingTurkish Private Banks: Skewed risk reward
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s banks conduct stress tests ahead of election amid economic uncertainty Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 202328 March, 2023 Big Turkish banks have launched internal stress tests against possible market shocks due to the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s banks conduct stress tests ahead of election amid economic uncertainty
Categories Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets EBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on26 January, 2023 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €1.63 billion in Türkiye in 2022, the highest … Continue ReadingEBRD invested €1.63 billion in Turkey in 2022
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS CBRT warns lenders against conducting forex transactions during “off hours” Cem CetingucPosted on4 November, 2022 Turkey’s central bank sent a letter to local lenders on Monday, warning them against conducting … Continue ReadingCBRT warns lenders against conducting forex transactions during “off hours”
Categories Company & Industry Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turan: Access to loan gets more difficult on a daily basis Cem CetingucPosted on30 October, 2022 Turkey’s leading TÜSİAD business association chair Orhan Turan has said that access to loan is … Continue ReadingTuran: Access to loan gets more difficult on a daily basis
Categories Company & Industry Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish banks heavily concerned about new monetary rules Cem CetingucPosted on27 October, 202227 October, 2022 Turkish bank executives raised concerns with authorities this week that a year of new rules … Continue ReadingTurkish banks heavily concerned about new monetary rules
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish banks are struggling to attract international investors amid rising debt Cem CetingucPosted on26 October, 2022 Turkish banks are struggling to attract international investors to take on their swelling ranks of … Continue ReadingTurkish banks are struggling to attract international investors amid rising debt
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey cuts Russian bank ties due to US pressure Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 202229 September, 2022 Turkey’s booming wartime trade with Moscow took a giant step back on Wednesday with confirmation … Continue ReadingTurkey cuts Russian bank ties due to US pressure
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish bank stocks fall 10 percent after futures-driven rally Cem CetingucPosted on15 September, 202215 September, 2022 Turkey’s bank stocks tumbled the maximum permitted 9.9% on Wednesday, reversing a multi-week rally driven … Continue ReadingTurkish bank stocks fall 10 percent after futures-driven rally
Categories Business Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish banks left paralysed due to new regulations Cem CetingucPosted on13 September, 2022 Some Turkish banks are curtailing corporate lending after the government’s latest raft of regulations raised … Continue ReadingTurkish banks left paralysed due to new regulations
Categories Company & Industry Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Unistream to launch instant money transfers to Turkey, India Cem CetingucPosted on12 September, 2022 Russian bank Unistream, which specialises in money transfers, has seen a surge in remittances since … Continue ReadingUnistream to launch instant money transfers to Turkey, India
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Ziraat Bank secures $1.24 billion loan Cem CetingucPosted on12 April, 2022 Turkey’s Ziraat Bank said on Monday that it had secured a syndicated loan totaling $1.24 … Continue ReadingZiraat Bank secures $1.24 billion loan
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Garanti Bank shareholder rejects share price offer Cem CetingucPosted on25 March, 2022 Spanish banking group BBVA’s share price offer to achieve full control of Turkish lender Garanti BBVA, … Continue ReadingGaranti Bank shareholder rejects share price offer
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkish Banks: Sector Monthly Data Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 2022 29% monthly ROE on lower provision expenses Turkish banking sector’s December net income is up … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks: Sector Monthly Data
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance HIGHLIGHTS Downgrading Turkish banks; spotlight on capital Cem CetingucPosted on1 December, 2021 Until now, resilient financial performance of Turkish banks led to us to maintain Buy/High Risk … Continue ReadingDowngrading Turkish banks; spotlight on capital
Categories Economy Erdogan Unorthodox Views on Economy Rattle Turkish Markets Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn’t like it when the country’s banks charge people relatively … Continue ReadingErdogan Unorthodox Views on Economy Rattle Turkish Markets
Categories Business Company & Industry Turkish Banks: Still cheap but less cheerful Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2021 Going through an easing cycle but concerns on inflation still lingering Following the CBRT’s 100 … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks: Still cheap but less cheerful
Categories Business Finance Y.F. Equity Strategy Report: Running to stand still Cem CetingucPosted on21 September, 202121 September, 2021 We are moving our BIST-100 target to 1,875 (previously 1,750), while underlining risks that lower … Continue ReadingY.F. Equity Strategy Report: Running to stand still
Categories Business Company & Industry Finance Turkish Industrials: Earnings Momentum set to continue in 2H; top picks KOC and Sabanci Cem CetingucPosted on10 September, 2021 Following another strong quarter supported by both healty domestic demand and exports,we increase our F2Y1E-22E … Continue ReadingTurkish Industrials: Earnings Momentum set to continue in 2H; top picks KOC and Sabanci
Categories Company & Industry Economy Turkish Banks: Sector Monthly Data Cem CetingucPosted on7 September, 2021 Lower monthly ROE of 12% due to higher trading loss Turkish banking sector’s July net … Continue ReadingTurkish Banks: Sector Monthly Data