SEKERBANK T.A.S.
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Who is our customer
Sekerbank is a long-standing client of FMO which ranks among the top 16 banks in Turkey. This mid-sized Turkish bank has a strong focus on rural SME’s, and is one of the leading players in the green banking segment in Turkey, with its successful EKO Kredi product (energy efficiency for SME/home owners). As the first Turkish bank Sekerbank published an integrated sustainability report, and it embraced the SDG-agenda.
What is our funding objective?
The product is an SME-covered bond, which has a dual recourse on the bank and on its SME-loan portfolio. This transaction was the first FMO’s transaction with the recently introduced ‘inclusive label’, due to its link to Sekerbank’s small farmers client segment in rural Anatolia. With this transaction, FMO reaches 4,000 rural SME’s. Access to finance for this client segment in Turkey is still limited, and this transaction is a good example of how FMO contributes reducing inequalities.
Why do we fund this investment?
With this long-term local currency transaction FMO continues to position itself as a preferred partner for Sekerbank and in Turkey as a true local community financier. The additionality of FMO in this transaction lies also in the long-term local currency funding, which is still scarce for Sekerbank as a second-tier bank, despite the good risk rating of the bond.
What is the Environmental and Social categorization rationale?
The project has been categorised as Category B in accordance with FMO’s Sustainability Policy. The Project’s activities are deemed to have potential limited adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts. As part of the Project, Sekerbank will be required to apply the EDFI Exclusion List and Turkey's E&S laws and regulations.
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- Website customer/investment
- http://www.sekerbank.com.tr
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Country
- Türkiye
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Effective date
- 12/18/2017
- End date
- 12/29/2020
- Total FMO financing
- TRY 192.00 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - B