Chinese bank to loan $3.6 billion to Turkey
Loan to be used by private sector, public institutions and banks, says Turkish minister
Ankara
By Jeyhun Aliyev
ANKARA
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) provided a $3.6-billion loan package for the Turkish energy and transportation sector, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Thursday.
"The $3.6 billion loan package from Chinese financial institutions for energy and transportation sector investments -- private sector, public institutions and banks -- has been completed," Albayrak said in a tweet.
Albayrak also described his negotiations during a visit to China as "fruitful".
In May, Albayrak visited a number of institutions in China, including the ICBC.
ICBC Turkey is the first Chinese bank that started operations in Turkey by acquiring majority shares of a local bank in May 2015.
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