The FTSE Istanbul Bond (FBIST) exchange-traded fund (ETF) is the first ETF to track the FTSE Turkish lira government bond index. It provides investors with exposure to a basket of Turkish fixed-income securities with a single transaction.
The country’s small insurance and pensions industry has long been valued for its potential to achieve sustained, above-par growth, and more than 20 multinational insurers have collectively spent over $3.5bn in Turkey since 2006 on acquisitions in the sector, in order to make sure that they did not miss out. In 2012 and early 2013, the industry...
What impact is Turkey’s credit rating upgrade likely to have on investment activity on the BIST over the short to medium term?
Aygaz, founded in 1961 and listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (now Borsa Istanbul) in 1990, is the market leader in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution in Turkey, with a sales volume of 1.7m tonnes and $3.2bn in revenues in 2012...
What factors have contributed to the low domestic savings rate in Turkey, and how might this rate be increased by the new pension law?
Anadolu Efes is the leading producer of beer in Turkey. Together with its 100%-owned subsidiary, Efes Breweries International (EBI), the company operates in Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. The company also holds a 50.3% stake...
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