April 2006

Established in 1988, TAIB Bank's Turkish subsidiary, TAIB YatirimBank A.S. was the first investment bank to be incorporated in Turkey. TAIB YatirimBank adds value by linking foreign investors with the opportunities offered by the Turkish market. With an office in Istanbul, TAIB offers a full-range of services to help investors capitalize on the growing capital market. For more than a decade, TAIB YatirimBank, and their brokerage subsidiary, TAIB Yatirim, have demonstrated unparalleled skill at assessing risk and rewards amid political instability and high inflation, enabling new privatized companies to continue a high rate of growth while producing a high rate of return with a comparatively low risk for investors.

Realizing value in Turkey

With the highest growth rate among OECD countries for the last decade, Turkey represents a strategic link between Asia and Europe, due to its geographic location. Consistent growth within the financial and industrial sectors has led to a dynamic private sector and growing capital market. The government has aggressively liberalized the economy, improved conditions for foreign investment by removing bureaucratic barriers and spurred an intensive privatization program. The government has also made substantial investments into Turkey's infrastructure, and this coupled with favorable customs policies in agreement with the EU, has made Turkey a very attractive manufacturing location for foreign companies. These firms, in turn, are able to tap an ever-growing domestic consumer market, the enlarged market of a unified Europe and the newly emerging markets of Central Asia.

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