Growth wave pressures Turkey’s banks

If the recent sparkling performance from Turkey's economy persists, the country's banks will be under increasing pressure to wean themselves off dependence on revenues from government borrowing and seek economies of scale through mergers and acquisitions.

RECENT DATA INDICATE that Turkey has maintained a surprisingly good economic performance throughout the year. “It’s the first time in my 18 years in banking that I have seen such figures,” says Naci Sigin, general manager of Yapi Kredi Bank.

The 0.1% monthly rise in the September wholesale price index was the lowest in the past three decades, bringing the annual inflation rate down to 19%, compared with 92% in January 2002. The year-on-year increase in the consumer price index was brought down to 23% in September, compared with 73.2%

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