Turkey’s banks prove resilient to global headwinds. Assets to top TRY 2.6 trillion by 2016

ISTANBUL - Nov. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- “The robust condition of Turkey’s banks is contrasting with the troubled banking sectors in Western Europe” says Marcin Mazurek, director of Inteliace Research, during a presentation of Inteliace’s latest report, Banking Market in Turkey, 2014-2016. Despite global headwinds and decelerating economic growth rates, banking assets in Turkey are expected to top TRY 2.6 trillion by 2016.

Turkey’s economy grew at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the first half of 2014 despite increasing global economic headwinds.  Reflecting the robust economy, key banking volumes jumped higher, however, growing at decelerating rates. Total assets increased to a record TRY 1.65 trillion (EUR 631 billion) as of June 2014. Lending remained relatively strong (+5% growth in value of outstanding loans during Jan.-Jun.2014), despite growing interest rates. The weakest segments were car and credit card lending hit by regulatory actions and by growing unemployment.  Total deposits increased only by a fraction during H1 2014, driven up mostly by retail volumes.

In terms of profits, banks were able to post solid results in H1 2014. Despite gradually falling (since 2012) interest margins and stagnating fee & commission income, banks managed to produce higher profits thanks to growing underlying volumes. A closer look at P&L statements of the banking sector in H1 2014 points  to a good control of operating costs and a falling impact of bad-loan provisions (on a relative basis vs. total assets). The NPL* ratios for commercial loans and housing loans keep falling, however, credit card debt and other consumer lending showed first signs of deterioration, which could be attributed to higher interest rates and growing unemployment.

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“Banking Market in Turkey 2014–2016” is a comprehensive publication on the banking sector in Turkey. It describes the present market structure and recent trends in the market and also provides short-term estimates of key banking volumes through 2016. When preparing this report, Inteliace Research responded to the feedback received from its clients and incorporated several improvements that make this report even more reader-friendly and informative. Sample pages from the report can be found directly at Inteliace Research’s webpage: http://www.inteliace.com/en/00131_banking_market_in_Turke...

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