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VAKIFBANK
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
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VAKIFBANK VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S TEAM IN
GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS
VakıfBank Volleyball Women’s Team, whom
we have been proudly supporting for 28 years,
went into the Guinness Book of Records,
succeeding to win all of the 73 official
matches between May 11, 2012 and January
25, 2014. Having been invincible for 624
days, the team broke a record by winning 42
consecutive games in the Turkish League, 20
in the European Champions League, 4 in the
FIVB Club World Championship, 6 in the Turkish
Cup, and 1 on the Turkish Super Cup. Titled
as “The Most Consecutive Volleyball Victories
in All Competitions”, the team achieved
championships in five different tournaments.
Turkish League, Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup,
European Champions League and the FIVB
Club World Championship without facing a
defeat thus winning all the available titles in a
season.
60
TH
ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
VakıfBank’s annual establishment anniversary
events were also celebrated cheerfully at our
60
th
anniversary. Expressing its loyalty and
respect for the “foundation heritage” in its
roots with a commercial movie, VakıfBank
celebrated its 60
th
anniversary with employees
on April 13
th
at its Head Office and all regional
directorates. During the events, employees
who have worked for the Bank for 15 or 20
years were presented with awards as part of
the Bank’s traditional celebrations.
AGRICULTURAL BANKING WAS ESTABLISHED
Establishment of the Agricultural Banking
business line is one of the most important
milestones among the developments in
VakıfBank’s products and services in 2014.
After beginning to provide farmers with
more customized versions of special products
and services that were previously offered
under SME Banking, VakıfBank Agricultural
Banking rapidly finalized its organizational
development. Launched in approximately 900
branches located across the entire country,
agricultural banking products began serving
our farmers with the goal of providing them
with the most suitable products with the best
timing under the most attractive terms and
conditions.
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.