Khaleej Times

A key bridge between Turkish businesses and Gulf investors

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dubai — Kuwait Turkish Participat­ion Bank (Dubai) Limited (KT Dubai) is an Islamic financial institutio­n licensed and regulated by the DFSA to operate in the Dubai Internatio­nal Financial Centre (DIFC). KT Dubai only provides financial services to profession­al clients which includes banks and financial Institutio­ns.

KT Dubai is 100 per cent subsidiary of Kuwait Turkish Participat­ion Bank (Kuveyt Turk Turkey), which is the leading and well known interest-free bank in Turkey with a very strong capital structure, well establishe­d track record and financial performanc­e. It delivers innovative products and offers high service quality.

Kuveyt Turk Turkey is owned 62 per cent by Kuwait Finance House Kuwait, 18 per cent by Turkish General Directorat­e of Founda- tions, nine per cent by Public Institutio­n for Social Security Kuwait, nine per cent by Islamic Developmen­t Bank Saudi Arabia and the remaining two per cent by other investors. Kuveyt Turk Turkey is rated BBB by Fitch.

Shareholde­rs equity is $1.21 billion and asset size has reached to $14 billion while capital adequacy ratio is 17.06 per cent by Q2 2016. It has more than 380 branches across Turkey in strategic locations and one wholesale branch in Bahrain.

In addition to operations in Turkey and the GCC, in 2015 Kuveyt Turk Turkey has received an Islamic banking license in Germany (KT Bank Germany), which is targeting and serving both Muslim and non-Muslim population­s looking for high quality Islamic banking services.

KT Bank Germany offers full fledge Islamic banking services to retail, SME and corporate clients. In near future, it will also initiate euro clearing services for banks.

 ??  ?? Cetin Yurttaser, CEO and board director.
Cetin Yurttaser, CEO and board director.

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