ISTANBUL
Market professionals welcomed Anadolu Agency (AA) Finance News Terminal (aafinans.com) which was introduced on Thursday with a meeting participated by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan.
Vakif Financial Leasing Corp.'s Director General Osman Zeki Ozger told AA on Friday that it was pleasing to have up-to-date news about Turkish financial institutions such as Banking Regulation & Supervision Agency (BDDK), Capital Market Board (SPK) and Finance Ministry correctly and rapidly from a Turkish source, not a foreign one.
Congratulating the Agency, Ozger said that AA would be followed more from now on.
Meanwhile, Central Registry Agency (MKK) Deputy Director General Mustafa Ekici expressed belief that AA would meet the needs of professionals of finance market in a correct and rapid way.
We, as MKK, are ready to cooperate with AA all the time, he added.
Participation Banks Association of Turkey (TKBB) Secretary General Osman Akyuz said that Finance News Terminal was an important beginning, adding that they were pleased with this approach of AA to finance market.
Noting that finance was one of the most important indicators of economy of countries, Akyuz said that serious, reliable and rapid information was indispensable for finance, banking and economy.
We will do our best to support this service of AA, he said.
Credit Bureau of Turkey (KKB) Director General Kasim Akdeniz said that this new service of AA was very important for the sector which needed correct information on time.
KKB would be pleased to undertake its responsibilities to help AA with this service, he noted.
Garanti Bankasi Economic Researches Director Ali Ihsan Gelberi said that the information was very important today, thus, diversifying the sources of information was also very important for finance market, adding that AA was contributing in this aspect.
Ziraat Bankasi Istanbul Corporate Banking Director Kara Orkun Ucak said that besides foreign institutions, it would be very positive to have a Turkish institution as an information source.
Marbas Securities Research Director Uzeyir Dogan said that AA made a late but fast access in finance market, adding that the market would have the data flow it could follow continuously.
