The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing new funds of US$ 143.25 million to Türkiye’s DenizBank in a financing package that prioritises green investments and others.
The financing package is being made available through an investment under DenizBank’s existing Diversified Payment Rights programme, an established market instrument used by Turkish banks to raise long-term funding.
The funding will be under three of the Bank’s key frameworks: the Türkiye Green Economy Financing Facility, the Women in Business programme, and the Disaster Response Framework, which was set up in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that hit the country on 6 February, causing more than 50,000 fatalities and widespread damage in the affected cities.
US$ 88.25 million of the proceeds will be used for on-lending to companies investing in the green economy. The remaining funds will be split between two key purposes: US$ 27.5 million will be directed towards women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country, and another US$ 27.5 million will be channelled to companies that are involved in relief and reconstruction work in the disaster zone.
Arthur Poghosyan, Deputy Head of Türkiye, Financial Institutions at the EBRD, welcomed the transaction, saying, “DenizBank is a long-standing partner of the EBRD, and we are pleased to be working with them on this very crucial project, which includes our first Disaster Response Framework financing. I am confident that joining forces will help bring relief to countless individuals and companies that have been struggling to return to normal since the heart-breaking earthquakes of 6 February.”
DenizBank, fully owned by Emirates NBD Bank and a previous EBRD client, is the fifth-largest private bank in Türkiye in terms of consolidated assets and is active in all 81 provinces of the country.
DenizBank CEO Hakan Ateş highlighted the benefits of securing long-term and cost-effective funding from abroad, adding, “A significant part of this funding will be used to finance green projects in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency and women entrepreneurs with limited access to finance. In addition, we will continue to increase the efforts we have been making to aid the recovery of the people and businesses affected by the earthquakes, using the funding to help restore the region after the greatest natural disaster in the history of Türkiye.”
The Türkiye Green Economy Financing Facility consists of €500 million in funds from the EBRD, concessional financing from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and grants from the CTF and Türkiye-EBRD Cooperation Fund. DenizBank will receive a technical assistance package to support its corporate climate governance (CCG) and on-lending practices. Technical assistance with regard to CCG will focus on practices and recommendations developed by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
To date, the EBRD has invested more than €17.5 billion in various sectors of the Turkish economy, largely in the private sector.
 extends a financing package of $143.25 million to DenizBank in Türkiye, prioritizing green investments. The funding supports the green economy, women-led SMEs, and disaster response efforts. Learn more about this partnership and the EBRD's commitment to sustainable development in Türkiye.){kind=link}