Alarming Rise in Energy Loans
Turkish banks have been lending to energy industry firms at a rapid clip. The share of the industry in total corporate loans rose from 3% in 2007 to 7.4% in 2H15, and this came amid a lending boom that had been a major concern about the economy.
According to the Turkish banking watchdog (BRSA) data, total energy loans were 151 million liras that accounted for 7.36% of total corporate loans which was 2,058 million liras as of...
A Historical Analysis of Turkish Bank Stocks
As I noted earlier, Turkish stock market is mostly driven by a bunch of large-cap bank stocks with high levels of trading activity. Under these circumstances, developments in the industry becomes crucially important for any investor holding Turkish assets. Hereby, my aim is to mention some important points by using some valuation metrics in historical perspective. In this analysis I have a narrow scope consisting of six top trading bank stocks which in fact is big enough to...