VKF_FRAE_2017

335 VakıfBank Annual Report 2017 CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION OF PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN TURKISH, SEE IN NOTE I. OF SECTION THREE TÜRKİYE VAKIFLAR BANKASI TÜRK ANONİM ORTAKLIĞI AND ITS FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARIES EXPLANATIONS AND NOTES RELATED TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 (Amounts expressed in thousands of Turkish Lira (“TL”) unless otherwise stated.) The reconciliation from the beginning balances to the ending balances for fair value measurements in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as at and for the year ended December 31, 2017 is as follows: Level 3 Current Period Level 3 Prior Period Balance at the beginning of the year 298,720 351,166 Total gains or losses for the year recognized in profit or loss - - Total gains or losses for the year recognized under equity (7,052) (52,446) Balance at the end of the year 291,668 298,720 IX. TRANSACTIONS CARRIED OUT ON BEHALF OF CUSTOMERS, ITEMS HELD IN TRUST The Parent Bank provides buying, selling and custody services and management and advisory services in financial matters for its customers. The Group is not involved in trust activities. X. CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT REPORTING The Parent Bank operates in corporate, commercial, small business, retail and investment banking. Accordingly, the banking products served to customers are; time and demand deposit, accumulating account, repos, overdraft facilities, spot loans, foreign currency indexed loans, consumer loans, automobile and housing loans, working capital loans, discounted bills, overdraft facilities, gold loans, foreign currency loans, Eximbank loans, pre-export loans, ECA covered financing, letters of guarantee, letters of credit, export factoring, acceptance credits, draft facilities, forfaiting, leasing, insurance, forward, futures, salary payments, investment account, cheques, safety boxes, bill payments, tax collections, payment orders. The Parent Bank provides service packages to its corporate, commercial and retail customers including deposit, loans, foreign trade transactions, investment products, cash management, leasing, factoring, insurance, credit cards, and other banking products. A customer- oriented branch network has been built in order to serve customers’ needs effectively and efficiently. Additionally, the Parent Bank provides “small business” banking service to enterprises in retail and service sectors. Products include overdraft accounts, POS machines, credit cards, cheque books, TL and foreign currency deposits, investment accounts, internet banking and call-center, debit card, and bill payment. Retail banking customers form a wide-spread and sustainable deposit base for the Parent Bank. Individual customers’ needs are met by diversified consumer banking products through branches and alternative delivery channels.