Friday, August 01, 2008

Turkey's Ziraat profit falls, upbeat outlook

"Turkey's Ziraat profit falls, upbeat outlook

* Reuters
* , Friday August 1 2008

By Hatice Aydogdu
ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkish state-owned lender Ziraat Bank, slated for privatisation, posted a net profit of 1.111 billion lira ($955 million) in the first half, down 15 percent year-on-year, the general manager told Reuters on Friday."

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