DCM Akbank DNN (IFC-50270)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Turkiye
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 12, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
AKBANK TURK AS
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 100.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 100.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS May 28, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Mar 5, 2026

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Project Description
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According to the IFC, the proposed investment entail IFC’s subscription to a Digitally Native Notes (DNNs) of up to US$100 million with a tenor of five years, to be issued by Akbank T.A.S. (Akbank or the Bank), a Tier 1 bank and a long-standing IFC partner in Türkiye to support women-owned SMEs and mortgages issued to women.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated by the IFC, Akbank, established in 1948, is the 4th largest private bank in Türkiye, with total assets of US$75 billion, total equity of US$6.8 billion, and a 16.4 percent market share by Turkish Lira deposits as of December 2024. Akbank operates via 711 domestic branches, 5,999 ATMs and provides services to around 13.1 million customers. In Germany, the Bank has an operating subsidiary, Akbank AG, founded to carry out banking transactions in Europe and the Bank has a branch in Malta. The Bank's other subsidiaries in the financial industry in Türkiye include AkLease, AkYatirim, AkPortfoy, AkOde and Akbank Ventures subsidiaries.

Akbank, majority owned (40.8%) by Sabanci Holding (Sabanci), which is a strong, diversified group and second largest conglomerate in Türkiye. Akbank is the flagship subsidiary of the group with the highest share of Net Asset Value (37.2%). Sabanci demonstrated its commitment to Akbank in 2019 by fully taking up its share of the Bank’s ~US$220 million rights issue and guaranteeing to buy any unused rights. The rest of the shares, 59.2%, are free floating in Borsa Istanbul. As of December 2024, 25% of all shares are held by foreign investors.


Contact Information
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Financial intermediary - Akbank T.A.S.:

M. Altug Ulker  - Wholesale Funding Vice President
Phone: +90 212 385 62 38
Email: aysemina.erdur@akbank.com
Address: Sabanci Center 4. Levent 34330 Istanbul
Website: https://www.akbank.com/

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