Garanti BBVA

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With a history of nearly 75 years, Garanti BBVA is Turkey’s second largest private bank. Its Women’s Market program, established in 2006, was one of the first in the region.

Women at Garanti BBVA
300,000 The bank’s women entrepreneur program serves more than 300,000 women, with an outstanding loan portfolio of US$1.2 million
37,000 Approximately 37,000 applications are received each year for the Turkey’s Women Entrepreneur Competition
2,000 2,000 women have been trained as part of the Women Entrepreneurs Executive School
58% 58 percent of the bank’s staff is women
40% 40 percent of Garanti BBVA senior and middle managers are women

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About Garanti

Turkey’s second-largest private bank, Garanti BBVA provides a wide range of financial services to its 16.7 million customers through an extensive distribution network of 922 domestic branches, 7 foreign branches in Cyprus and one in Malta, and 3 international representative offices in Düsseldorf and Shanghai, call centers, and internet and mobile banking platforms. Established in 1946, Garanti BBVA is an integrated financial services group operating in every segment of the banking sector, including corporate, commercial, small and medium enterprise (SME), payment systems, retail, private and investment banking, along with its subsidiaries in pension and life insurance, leasing, factoring, brokerage and asset management. With more than US$75.4 billion in assets as of March 31, 2019. Garanti BBVA provides a wide range of financial services to its close to 16.7 million customers with 18,295 employees.

The Program

Garanti BBVA was the first bank in its region to offer products and services specifically targeting the Women’s Market. In 2006 the bank created a Women’s Entrepreneur Support Package designed to help women entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses. The package provides a variety of products and services tailored to women entrepreneurs’ needs, including bank accounts, credit cards, loans and letters of credit. This was followed by the creation of training and educational tools; networking opportunities, many of which are conducted in partnership with KAGIDER (the Turkish Women Entrepreneurs Association); and the launch of the Women Entrepreneurs Executive School — a collaboration with Bosphorus University to provide women entrepreneurs with business, management and marketing know-how. Garanti BBVA also launched Turkey’s first Woman Entrepreneurship Competition, an initiative that showcases women who have successfully grown their businesses, encouraging more women in the country to become entrepreneurs. As a regional pioneer in this segment, Garanti BBVA has been highlighted internationally for its best practices.

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