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Turkish state lender Ziraat set to buy Uzbek UTBANK

Turkish state lender Ziraat Bank, a partner in Uzbekistan’s first foreign bank, UTBANK, aims to grow its investments in the country by purchasing the remaining shares and rebranding the bank, Ziraat Bank said on Oct. 24.

Half of UTBANK’s shares belong to the Ziraat Finance Group and the other 50 percent belongs to Agrobank, which serves the agricultural sector in Uzbekistan, İlker Met, the head of Ziraat Bank’s Enterprise Architecture Group, told Anadolu Agency.

Since its establishment, UTBANK has contributed to the development of foreign trade and production between the two countries, he said.
A preliminarily agreement was signed for Ziraat Bank to buy UTBANK’s shares now held by Agrobank, Met said.

“After the agreement, we are working to complete the share transfer in a short order and plan to get into Uzbekistan in 2018 under the brand ‘Ziraat Bank-Uzbekistan,’” he added.
“Factors such as Uzbekistan’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the ease of exports among the Commonwealth of Independent States, the incentives to producers in the country, and the rich agricultural and underground resources show the importance of Uzbekistan, which is already a significant part of the Silk Road,” he said.

Direct investments in Uzbekistan from Turkey have reached nearly $1 billion, a figure expected to rise in the future, Met noted.


source: Hurriyet Daily News


25.10.2017

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