Fitch Ratings on Wednesday revised the outlooks of nine Turkish banks to “positive” from “stable,” reflecting improving confidence in the sector.
Fitch said in a statement that the credit rating outlook for nine Turkish banks has been changed from “stable” to “positive,” and their Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) and Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLC) Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) have been confirmed at “BB-.”
“The Outlook change mirrors a recent similar action on Turkiye’s ‘BB-‘ LT IDR. The revision of the sovereign’s Outlook reflects further reduction in external vulnerabilities following a faster-than expected rise in foreign exchange (FX) reserves since our upgrade in September 2024, the improved quality of reserves and a fall in FX contingent liabilities,” Fitch said.
Fitch upgraded the outlooks of the following banks: Ziraat Bank, Türkiye Emlak Participation Bank, Halkbank, Turk Eximbank, Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye, the Industrial Development Bank of Türkiye (TSKB), VakıfBank, Vakıf Participation Bank, and Ziraat Participation Bank.
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