1. Other points raised by local banks against foreign capital are÷ –– Foreign banks buy shares cheap at local banks following any economic crisis; –– Foreign banks pay little tax; –– Foreign banks seek large clients; –– Foreign banks make little contribution to the national income; –– The value of local banks drops with an influx of foreign banks; –– Tough competition with foreign banks leads to a deterioration in the assets of local banks; –– Foreign banks prefer to buy local banks whose loans need to be «cleaned» by taxpayers‘ money; –– The presumption that foreign banks‘ entry into the system reduces operational costs and profits is true only for local banks.

2. International banks often follow U.S. banks in such bans.

3. Ten banks have been appointed as the IPO receiving banks.

4. Banks attacked Two banks were attacked by arsonists early yesterday.

5. Private banks released YTL 5.10' billion of this total, state banks YTL 3.822 and foreign banks YTL 754 million.