Sharia-compliant insurance, or takaful, is set to grow in Turkey, with its predominantly Muslim population showing increasing interest in Islamic finance products and the government keen to support their growth.
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Additional restrictions on consumer lending and higher interest rates could mean a slowdown in growth for Turkey’s banks, although the sector should have the resilience to ride out any shockwaves.
The banking regulator in Turkey has moved to stem a rising tide of consumer borrowing, announcing new limits on credit card debt and additional risk management requirements for lenders.
Articles & Analysis | The next stage: The bourse turns in a strong performance in 2012 as efforts to broaden and deepen the market continue from The Report: Turkey 2013
With Turkish equities outperforming all of the major national exchanges and a strong rise in corporate debt issuances, local capital markets enjoyed a banner year in 2012. The strong performance lent support to a government drive to deepen and broaden capital markets while modernising trading systems and better integrating them internationally...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Özgür Güneri, CEO, Finansinvest, on the markets’ inflection point from The Report: Turkey 2013
Previous examples show that the development of capital markets goes hand-in-hand with economic prosperity. Although wealth accumulation is a prerequisite for capital markets growth, alone it is insufficient. A stable macro environment and well-functioning market structure are also needed. We believe Turkey’s capital markets are at an inflection point, and expect them to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Vahdettin Ertaş, Chairman, Capital Markets Board (CMB) from The Report: Turkey 2013
What key issues were addressed by the recent amendments to Turkey’s capital markets laws (CML)?