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February 08, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bank Asya posts 22 pct increase in net profits

20 February 2010 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
Bank Asya, Turkey’s largest participation bank, a financial institution dealing in Islamic banking products, managed to finish the rough economic year of 2009 with TL 301 million in profits, an increase of 22 percent over 2008.

According to a written statement by Bank Asya CEO Cemil Özdemir, Bank Asya was able to increase its assets by 43 percent in 2009, rising to TL 11.6 billion. During a time when many banks were accused of restricting the increase of credit available in the market, Bank Asya expanded its cash loans by 34 percent, amounting to TL 8 billion.

The report also stated that the bank increased its number of branches by 6 percent, from 149 to 158, while also boosting employees from 3,806 to 4,074, a rise of 7 percent. According to the statement, the entire banking sector was only able to increase the amount of credit in the system by 6.9 percent, whereas Bank Asya outperformed the industry with a 34 percent jump. Özdemir added that Bank Asya had completed its 13th year in the industry and had managed to grow despite the global credit crunch.

 
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