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INTRODUCTION
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AT A GLANCE
GLOBAL MEDIUM TERM NOTES
As the first bank to establish the Global
Medium Term Notes (GMTN) program in
Turkey, VakıfBank also issued the first ever
euro-denominated corporate Eurobond in
Turkey in a five-year,
€
500 million placement
as part of the GMTN program. The issuance
broke a record in terms of the number of
investors submitting bids: more than 450
institutional investors including the Central
Bank of Turkey.
COOPERATION WITH TİM
An exclusive agreement was signed between
VakıfBank and Turkish Exporters’ Assembly
(TİM) in which TİM was provided with loan
options with affordable rate and terms to
support the increase in the exports of TİM
member companies.
BIST SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
VakıfBank was included in the BIST
Sustainability Index, which assesses
companies’ performance in finance, the
environment, social responsibility and
corporate governance. The index is an
important tool for investors, allowing them to
easily identify and choose companies which
are sustainable and progressive. The Bank
became the only public institution and bank
among 15 companies in the Index.