Banks, the main actor of the financial system, started its international activities with the establishment of multinational companies after World War II. Although there is no difference in bank activities in general, the most important point where international banking differs from other banks and their activities is that the transactions are carried out at the international level.
Banks providing international banking services are generally concentrated in places such as London, Tokyo, New York, Paris, and Hong Kong. The most important task of the banks here is to provide finance from domestic investors to foreign users or from foreign investors to domestic users.
International banking transactions; current account, venture capital, retail deposits, business loans, money market instruments, international leasing, European foreign currency deposits, portfolio investment consultancy, consumer loans, reference and guarantee transactions, free zone banking, foreign exchange transactions, futures, swap and option transactions, export loan, leasing, factoring, forfaiting, international fund transfers, gold, silver and commodity pledge services.
In Turkey there are banks providing finance to foreign investment. In addition, there is Turk EXIMBANK, which finances exports and promotes the export sector with cash and non-cash methods. Turk EXIMBANK supports exporters, manufacturers engaged in export-oriented production and contractors operating abroad with short, medium and long term cash and non-cash loans, insurance and programs.
