Green doping for investment
At the session held in the Turkish Grand National Assembly commission, bank and sector representatives touched upon sustainability and investment issues.
Quick Look
- Ziraat Bank General Manager Alpaslan Çakar announced that they have cooperated with KfW IPEX-Bank in financing up to 500 million euros and that they plan to sign a new syndication contract worth 1.1 billion dollars.
- Sustainability and investment statements of Türkiye Wealth Fund, THY, Türk Telekom, Turkcell, VakıfBank and İGA were also included in the session.
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Why It Matters
'Why Are We Here?', moderated by Mustafa Varank, Chairman of the GNAT Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission. In the session, Turkish bank, telecom, aviation and wealth fund representatives valued sustainability, financing and investment issues.
Serkan Arman - "Why Are We Here?" moderated by Mustafa Varank, Chairman of the GNAT Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission. Speaking at the session titled Ziraat Bank General Manager Alpaslan Çakar, announced that they had a financing cooperation of up to 500 million euros with KfW IPEX-Bank and that they planned to sign a new syndication contract worth 1.1 billion dollars.
Türkiye Wealth Fund General Manager Salim Arda Ermut said that the renewable energy investments of the eight companies in their portfolio are approaching 6 billion lira.
sustainable fuel
THY Board of Directors and Executive Committee Chairman Murat Şeker stated that they focused on fleet renewal and green financing to reduce carbon emissions. Şeker said, "We are on the verge of making a very serious investment for sustainable fuel production."
Türk Telekom CEO Ebubekir Şahin explained that they invested in the recycling of more than 1 million modems.
Turkcell General Manager Ali Taha Koç announced that they reduced energy consumption per gigabyte by 23 percent.
From finance to aviation...
■ Türk Telekom laid the foundations of the solar power plant it will build in Malatya at COP31. Türk Telekom CEO Şahin noted that they prevented 500 thousand tons of carbon emissions annually with their solar energy investments.
■ VakıfBank General Manager Osman Arslan said that they provided more than 9 billion dollars of resources from international markets this year and directed 7 billion dollars of this to sustainable development areas.
■ İGA Istanbul Airport signed a financing cooperation with Yapı Kredi Leasing at COP31 for the 60 million euro facility, which aims to end dependence on mains water. Seawater taken from the Black Sea will be purified and used in the facility, which is planned to be completed by the end of 2027.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ziraat Bank will sign a new syndication contract worth $1.1 billion
Likely · Within months
İGA's 60 million euro seawater treatment plant will be completed by the end of 2027
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the conditions and duration of the financing cooperation with KfW IPEX-Bank?
- When will the 1.1 billion dollar syndication contract be signed?
- Which eight companies are in the portfolio of the Türkiye Wealth Fund?
- Are the exact cost and completion date of İGA's seawater treatment plant clear?
