Bank of China provides EUR 200 million loan to Türk Telekom to expand connections with local businesses
Commitment amount
$ 259899128.515553
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 259899128.52
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Bank of China (BOC) [State-owned Commercial Bank]
Recipient
Türkiye
Sector
Communications (Code: 220)
Flow type
Loan
Level of public liability
Private debt
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On December 20, 2017, Bank of China issued a EUR 200 million loan to Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. (“Türk Telekom”) — a private telecommunications company — to expand connections with local businesses. The loan has an 8-year maturity, a 3 year grace period, and an interest rate of EURIBOR (-0.271%) + a 2% margin.
Additional details
1. Türk Telekom was a state-owned enterprise until it was privatized in 2005. In November 2005, 55% of Türk Telekom was sold to Oger Telecom's Joint Venture Group.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Türk Telekom [Private Sector]
Loan Details
Maturity
8 years
Interest rate
1.729%
Grace period
3 years
Grant element (OECD Grant-Equiv)
33.0164%