Turkey Wealth Fund

TWF completes first int’l Islamic finance transaction

Türkiye Wealth Fund (TWF) has signed a $100 million Murabaha financing agreement with Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB).

This three-year term agreement marks the first Islamic finance transaction for the TWF.

Doğan Investment Bank acted as the financial adviser and coordinator for the transaction, the fund said in a statement.

Borsa Istanbul elects new CEO

Turkey's stock exchange Borsa Istanbul has elected Korkmaz Enes Ergun as its new CEO.

Ergun, who was elected at an ordinary general assembly of Borsa Istanbul on March 26, has 24 years of experience in the stock exchange and capital markets. He had previously served as the deputy general manager of Borsa Istanbul where he was responsible for quotation.

Wealth fund ‘subject to thorough and strict audit’

The Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) is subject to very strict and thorough audit, Vice President Fuat Oktay has said.

Replying to opposition criticism about the debt ratio of the fund during a parliamentary debate on the 2021 budget, Oktay said on Dec. 16 that claims that the TWF is not being audited are wrong.

Turkey's Wealth Fund to raise state lenders' core capital

The Turkish Wealth Fund (TWF) announced late on May 11 that it will raise the core capital of three state lenders.

"To strengthen capital structures and support the adequacy of Ziraat Bank, Halkbank and VakıfBank, we have launched the necessary works to raise core capitals by a total of 21 billion Turkish liras [some $3 billion]," the TWF said in a statement.

New help for virus-hit firms from Turkey Wealth Fund

Under the new legislation, the (TWF) will now be able to buy or to become partners with companies facing difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Turkey's Parliament on April 16 passed the bill prepared by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party to cushion the virus' impact on economic and social life.

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