Disbank is Turkey’s tenth largest bank by assets and its seventh largest privately owned bank.

It serves over one million customers, including 120,000 small companies and 10,000 medium-sized companies

Disbank focused originally on commercial and corporate banking customers that needed export finance. It now has a 17% share of this market segment.

Disbank in a nutshell:

• Total assets: EUR 4.2 billion at 2004 year-end
• Shareholders’ equity : EUR 517 million at 2004 year-end
• Market shares : 2.5% in terms of assets ; credits cards : 4.5% ; loans: 3.3% ; deposits: 1.7% ; trade finance: 6.3%.
• 4,500 employees
• 173 retail branches
• Business Centres in strategic locations

What makes Turkey an attractive market ?

• With more than seventy millions inhabitants, Turkey is a major country bordering the EU.
• Turkey is a member of the OECD and the Council of Europe.
• Turkey has the irrevocable status of EU accession candidate country.
• The EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and the EU is the largest foreign investor in Turkey.
• It has a strong tradition of entrepreneurship.
• Turkey’s gross domestic product is around 60% of the combined GDP of the ten new EU entrants.
• Real growth has averaged 4% the last years and will average 5% in the coming years.

If you want to get an insight in Turkey’s economic situation and perspectives, read our analysts’ report.

Where to find Fortis’ Business Centres in Turkey ?

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Who to contact ?

If you need more information about Disbank and our service offering in Turkey or if you want to take up business opportunities, just ask your dedicated Relationship Manager.

Or surf to Disbank’s internet site : http://www.disbank.com.tr/en/index.jsp