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Turkey: Banking sector net profits up 56 pct in 2016
Turkish banking sector's net profits increased by 56 percent in first 9 months of 2016 year-on-year
ANKARA
The combined net profits of Turkey’s banking sector rose 56 percent to 29.1 billion Turkish liras ($9.37 billion) year-on-year in the first nine months of 2016, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency said in a report Monday.
Net profits over the same period last year had reached 18.7 billion liras ($6.05 billion).
Total assets increased by 176.3 billion liras ($57 billion), or 7.5 percent from January to September and stood at 2.534 trillion Turkish liras ($816 billion), the report said.
Meanwhile, credits increased 8.4 percent and reached 1.610 billion Turkish liras ($518 billion) year-on-year.
The average capital adequacy ratio, i.e. a measure of Turkish banks' capital, was at 16 percent for the January-September period, the report added.
http://aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkey-banking-sector-net-profits-up-56-pct-in-2016/675877
Turkish banking sector's net profits increased by 56 percent in first 9 months of 2016 year-on-year
ANKARA
The combined net profits of Turkey’s banking sector rose 56 percent to 29.1 billion Turkish liras ($9.37 billion) year-on-year in the first nine months of 2016, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency said in a report Monday.
Net profits over the same period last year had reached 18.7 billion liras ($6.05 billion).
Total assets increased by 176.3 billion liras ($57 billion), or 7.5 percent from January to September and stood at 2.534 trillion Turkish liras ($816 billion), the report said.
Meanwhile, credits increased 8.4 percent and reached 1.610 billion Turkish liras ($518 billion) year-on-year.
The average capital adequacy ratio, i.e. a measure of Turkish banks' capital, was at 16 percent for the January-September period, the report added.
http://aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkey-banking-sector-net-profits-up-56-pct-in-2016/675877