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Turkey Commercial Banking Report Q2 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R302-3074
Description
In March 2008, we updated all data for the 59 countries surveyed with official figures, sourced fromcentral banks and regulators. In most cases, we were able to find data that pertained to the end of 2007: inalmost all other cases, the data pertains to September 30 2007. As a result, the insights that we derive onparticular countries are based on consistently sourced information that is far more current than it had beenpreviously.

Although we gather data for countries such as the US, Japan, Australia and the eurozone, the vastmajority of the 59 countries whose banking industries we survey are, or are generally seen as being,emerging markets. For all the widely publicised problems of large banks in developed countries, in thewake of the subprime banking crisis in the US, 2007 was an extremely good year for the banking sectorsof the emerging markets. In local currency terms, the median growth in assets was 21% (in Brazil). Themedian rates of growth in loans to non-bank customers and in deposits were 22% (in India) and 18% (inMorocco). In some countries - and not just those enjoying oil booms - the figures were spectacular. InUkraine, for instance, assets and deposits rose by 76% and 62% respectively. Loans grew by more thanone-third in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Peru, Bahrain, Iranand Nigeria. Deposits also rose by more than one-third in most of these countries.

In absolute terms, Turkey’s banking sector enjoyed reasonable growth through the year to 30 November2007. In local currency terms, total assets, total loans and total deposits increased by 12%, 25% and 26%respectively. The loan/deposit, loan/asset and loan/GDP ratios all rose.

However, relative to other countries surveyed by BMI, these achievements are not so impressive. Of the59 countries surveyed, Turkey ranks 46th in terms of local currency asset growth, 27th in terms of localcurrency loan growth and 45th in terms of local currency deposit growth. All three of the ratios are risingfrom low levels. Turkey’s rankings in terms of its loan/deposit, loan/asset and loan/GDP ratios are 48th,48th and 43rd respectively. In a country with per capita GDP of US$6,668, deposits per capita are notparticularly high at US$3,761.

In Q108, we envisaged that total assets, total loans and total deposits would rise by 22%, 28% and 25%annually through the 2007-2012 forecast period. Now, and using an improved forecasting method, we arelooking for growth rates of 12%, 16% and 11% respectively.

Since Q108, we have calculated, on a consistent basis, a Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating(CBBER) for each of the 59 countries surveyed. The CBBER includes an assessment of the limits ofpotential returns: it does this by taking into account the size, growth potential and bancassurancepotential of the banking sector, as well as aspects of the economy in 2007. The CBBER also depends onan assessment of the risks to the realisation of potential returns: this reflects BMI’s assessments ofoverall country risk, together with the regulatory and competitive environment.

Turkey’s CBBER is 56.4. In the context of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), this means it is no morethan a moderately attractive country; the CBBERs are higher in Russia, Poland, Romania, Greece andHungary. Turkey’s CBBER is held back by the past volatility of the overall economy, and its relativelylow long-term risk ratings. The elements of the CBBER that pertain the commercial banking sector per seare almost the same as those of Poland, Romania and Greece. The Turkish commercial banking sector is,by global standards, not very large. It is also fragmented: it is not yet clear that the various indigenouscorporate groups who own most of the sector will encourage consolidation and a striving for economiesof scale. Nevertheless, it would be fair to say that the commercial banking sector has made good progresssince the financial crises of six-to-seven years ago.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Table: Levels (YTLbn)
Table: Levels (US$bn)
Table: Levels At December 31 2007
Table: Annual Growth Rate Projections, 2007-2012 (%)
Table: Ranking Out Of 59 Countries Reviewed In Q208
Table: Projected Levels (YTLbn)
Table: Projected Levels (US$bn)
Key Issues
Changes To The Commercial Banking Forecast
Commercial Banking SWOT
Turkey Commercial Banking SWOT
Turkey Political SWOT
Turkey Economic SWOT
Turkey Business Environment SWOT
Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating
Table: Turkey Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings
Table: Turkey Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings
International Context
Lending Trends And External Accounts
Table: Comparison Of Lending Trends And External Accounts, End-2007
Table: Comparison Of Lending Trends And External Accounts (% of GDP)
Total Assets, Client Loans And Client Deposits
Table: Comparison Of Total Assets, Client Loans And Client Deposits (US$bn)
Per-Capita Deposits
Table: Comparison Of Per-Capita Deposits, Late 2007 ( 20
Macroeconomic Trends And Developments
Table: Turkey Economic Activity
Industry Forecast
Table: Annual Growth Rate Projections, 2007-2012 (%)
Table: Projected Levels (bn Units of Local Currency)
Table: Projected Levels (US$bn)
Comment On Developments In 2007
Comment On Forecasts
Comment On Trends And Ratios
Table: Comparison Of Loan/Deposit, Loan/Asset And Loan/GDP Ratios - Middle East & North Africa, Late 2007
Banks’ Bond Portfolios
Table: Bond Portfolios, Late 2007
Competitive Landscape And Protagonists
Methodology
Basis Of Projections
Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating
Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Indicators And Rationale
Table: Weighting Of Indicators


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