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Sabanci Holding, Turkey’s second largest industrialist group, decided to increase the free float rate of its retail unit Carrefoursa to 5% from 3.4%.
S&P Global Platts’ index measuring deepsea Turkish import steel scrap prices (premium heavy melting scrap 1/2) was up by $5/mt d/d to $385/mt on December 9, the highest level recorded since September 2014, S&P reported on December 9.
UK-based Mondi agreed to acquire 90.38% of the outstanding shares in the Istanbul-listed Olmuksan and, following completion, plans to launch a mandatory tender offer to acquire the remaining 9.62% held by minority shareholders.
Share buy-back announcements by BIST companies
TRYmn
12/4/2020
Sasa
200
SASA
1/13/2020
Vakifbank
0.5
Vakifbank D
12/25/2019
Isbank
300
SISE, TSKB, ANHYT, ISFIN.TI, ISGYO, ISMEN
7.4 International ratings
TURKEY - Rating agency
Jun-18
Jul-18
Aug-18
Jun-19
Jul-19
Nov-19
Aug-20
Sep-20
Feb-21
Bond rating: Moody’s
Ba2 (UR)
Ba2 (UR)
Ba3
(N)
B1
(N)
B1 (N)
B1 (N)
B1 (N)
B2
(N)
B2 (N)
Bond rating: Fitch
BBB- (S)
BB
(N)
BB (N)
BB (N)
BB-
(N)
BB- (S)
BB- (N)
BB- (N)
BB- (N)
Bond rating: S&P
BB- (S)
BB- (S)
B+
(S)
B+ (S)
B+ (S)
B+ (S)
B+ (S)
B+ (S)
B+ (S)
Fitch Ratings rates Turkey at BB-/Negative, three notches below investment grade. Moody’s Rating Services rates Turkey at B2/Negative, five notches below investment grade, while Standard & Poor’s has Turkey at B+/Stable, also four notches below investment grade.
Fitch downgraded Oyak by one notch to BB-/Negative.
7.5 Fixed income
Major eurobond issues by Turkish issuers
Issuer
ISIN
Coupon
Volume (USD mn)
End of placement
Maturity
UST+
Ziraat Bank
5.375%
600
Jan 26, 2021
Mar 2, 2026
496
Treasury
US900123DB31
4.75%
1,750
Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2026
445
Treasury
US900123DC14
5.875%
1,750
Jan 26, 2021
Jun 26, 2031
486
Yapi Kredi Bank
XS2286436451
7.875%
500
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 22, 2031
679
TSKB
XS2281369301
5.875%
350
Jan 8, 2021
Jan 14, 2026
539
Istanbul Municipality
XS2010029234
6.375%
580
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 9, 2025
617
Vakifbank
XS2266963003
6.50%
750
Dec 1, 2020
Jan 8, 2026
621
Treasury
US900123DA57
5.95%
2,250
Nov 24, 2020
Jan 15, 2031
512
Upcoming eurobond redemptions by major Turkish issuers
Issuer
Eximbank Halkbank
ISIN
XS1345632811 XS1188073081
Coupon
5.375% 4.750%
Volume (mn)
$500 $500
Issuance
Feb 8, 2016 Feb 11, 2015
Maturity
Feb 8, 2021 Feb 11, 2021
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