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Women in Business Programme

Newsletter - January 2023
 
Arvid Tuerkner – Managing Director, EBRD Türkiye
Happy New Year


Greetings and a warm welcome from the second issue of the Women in Business Programme newsletter. 2022 was quite the milestone for us: This year, we are...
 
Celebrating EBRD’s 10 Years of Support of Women in Business in Türkiye

In celebrating the EBRD’s 10th year of supporting Women in Business in Türkiye, we organised a conference in November 2022. The main theme of the event was...
 
Women Entrepreneurs and Consultants Come Together in our Women in Business Webinars

1,297 women from all regions of Türkiye attended 7 WiB Webinars of the Programme. Among many things that the COVID-19 pandemic brought to our lives...
 
An On-Site Seminar for Women-led Businesses in İzmir with the Participation of Partner Banks


The seminar elaborates tips for women-led businesses in İzmir on how to juggle the work-life to succeed. With the ease of the COVID-19 restrictions, our physical events...
 
The Second Centralised Workshop to the Partner Banks of the Programme


The workshop elaborated on women’s banking best practices from a sustainability perspective. Following the Programme’s technical assistance component...
 
International Leadership Academy in Germany for 13 Female Leaders of Partner Banks

A leadership-focused executive week was executed in Germany for the 13 senior women managers of partner banks. Each year, the Sustainable World Academy...
 
Success Stories of 15 Successful Women Who Will Inspire Women Entrepreneurs in Türkiye

The successful entrepreneurial journey of 15 female clients of the PFIs is narrated with the mission of inspiring women who want to start their businesses. To engender...
 
Business Lens is Reaching Out to Women Entrepreneurs Across Türkiye


35 Business Lens promotion meetings gathered 764 women participants in total. An innovative self-diagnostics tool for women-led businesses, the so-called...
 
DenizBank Supports Women-led Enterprises With Special Products and Services


DenizBank focuses on empowering women in the economy and unleashing their potential as a primary social responsibility. DenizBank joined the Programme in 2021...
 
Akbank’s Received an Additional USD 50 million to Continue On-lending to Women-led SMEs

Akbank was the second bank to join the Programme and received USD 50 million to allocate to women-led businesses. Right after its involvement in the Programme...
 
Yapı Kredi Offers Comprehensive and Inclusive Services for Women-led SMEs



Yapı Kredi joined the second phase of the Programme and received USD 50 million from the EBRD. This financing aims to strengthen the role of women-led SMEs...
 
QNB Finansbank Pursues its Commitment to the Empowerment of Women-led SMEs in the Second Phase of the Programme

QNB Finansbank, which was one of the five banks of the initial phase of the Programme, significantly accelerated the first phase of the Programme by extending the EBRD's...
İşbank Accelerates its Support to Women-led SMEs by Joining the Second Phase of the Programme

ProgramınSince 2015 while they had joined the first phase of the Programme, İşbank has maintained an inclusive package for women-led SMEs. Intending to support...
 
 
 
  This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union and Republic of Turkey. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the EBRD and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or Republic of Turkey.  
 
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