Monday, August 18, 2008

MICROCAPITAL STORY: HSBC Turkey Allocates USD 5 million to Microfinance Loans in Turkey

"MICROCAPITAL STORY: HSBC Turkey Allocates USD 5 million to Microfinance Loans in Turkey

HSBC Turkey, the Turkish arm of the global bank HSBC, announced the allocation of USD 5 million toward microcredit loans until 2010 in Turkey. According to Piraye Antika, the CEO of HSBC Turkey, the microcredit loans will be evenly split between urban areas, rural areas and young university-graduate entrepreneurs. In disbursing the loans, HSBC will work with three non-government organizations: the Turkish Waste Prevention Foundation, the Community Volunteers, and the Female Labor Assessment Foundation."

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