Turkey : Rural Finance Study, Volume 2. Expanded Report

Over the past five years in Turkey, the agricultural and rural sector has seen substantial change in transfer policies which now place greater emphasis on improved equity and investment. These have been summarized in the earlier World Bank "Review of the Impact of the Reform of Agricultural Sector Subsidization (2004), and "Policy and Investment Priorities for Agricultural and Rural Development" (2005). Currently, the structural changes in the agricultural sector and rural employment generation in response to labor shedding in the agricultural sector are key challenges to which Turkey is responding in the design of and agricultural and rural development strategy. However, the impact of government transfers and public investment policies in the rural sector will be limited unless the supply of, access to, and demand for rural financial services is significantly increased. For these reasons, the Turkey Rural Finance study (RFS) seeks to establish a policy agenda for the Government of Turkey (GOT) in order to contribute to the effort of renewed growth of the rural financial system after a period of prolonged decline. In order to inform this policy agenda, the study also has aimed at portraying the situation of rural financial markets in Turkey and determining the factors influencing the use of financial services by rural households and the constraints affecting the availability of financial services in rural areas. The findings and measures recommended by this study are also important for Turkey's on-going rural sector dialogue with the European Commission (EC), as increased access of small rural enterprises to financial services is desired for improved absorption by these enterprises of EC funding under the Instrument for Pre-Accession programs in rural areas. The findings of the RFS, based on two surveys of rural households and financial intermediaries carried out in 2004 and on other financial data compiled in 2005, reveal that rural financial markets perform relatively poorly, leading to low incidences in the use of financial services by rural households and therefore limiting their ability to take advantage of growth opportunities and/or accumulation of assets. For example while the agricultural sector accounts for roughly 10-15 percent of GDP, it receives only 5 percent of all bank loans. Based on the survey of rural households, over 70 percent of rural households were found to be credit constrained, and only 9 percent of surveyed rural households reported making investment outlays in 2004.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2006-05
Subjects:ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES, ACCESS TO FUNDS, ACCOUNTING, ACCRUED EXPENSES, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEADS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL CREDIT, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, AUTOMATIC TELLER, BALANCE SHEET, BANK ACCOUNTS, BANK BRANCHES, BANK CREDIT, BANK DEPOSITS, BANK LENDING, BANK LOAN, BANK LOANS, BANK SERVICES, BANKING REGULATION, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SECTOR OUTREACH, BANKING SERVICES, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKRUPTCIES, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTCY LAWS, BANKS, BASIC NEEDS, BOND MARKET, BORROWER, BORROWING, BORROWINGS, BROAD ACCESS, BUSINESS OWNER, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS STRATEGIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL LOANS, CAPITAL MARKET, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAPITALIZATION, CAR LOANS, CASH RESERVES, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL CREDITS, COMMODITY EXCHANGES, CONSUMER LENDING, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, COOPERATIVES, COOPS, COST OF CAPITAL, CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS, CREDIT CARD, CREDIT CARDS, CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, CREDIT COOPERATIVE, CREDIT COOPERATIVES, CREDIT DELIVERY, CREDIT HISTORIES, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, CREDIT LINE, CREDIT MARKET, CREDIT MARKETS, CREDIT PRODUCT, CREDIT PROVIDERS, CREDIT UNIONS, CREDITORS, CREDITS, CURRENT ACCOUNTS, CURRENT ASSETS, DEBT, DEBTS, DEFICITS, DEPOSIT, DEPOSIT INSURANCE, DEPOSITORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPMENT BANKS, DONOR SUPPORT, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC AGENTS, ECONOMIC BACKGROUND, ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELECTRONIC BANKING, EMERGING MARKETS, ENTREPRENEURS, EQUITY INVESTMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXTERNAL FINANCE, EXTREME POVERTY, FARMERS, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES, FINANCIAL MARKET, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL NEEDS, FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FINANCING NEEDS, FIXED ASSETS, FOREIGN BANKS, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FORMS OF COLLATERAL, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING, HOUSING LOANS, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ILLITERACY, INDICATORS OF ACCESS, INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS, INFLATION, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSURANCE AGENCIES, INSURANCE AGENCY, INSURANCE SERVICES, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL CONTROLS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, JOINT LIABILITY, LAND REGISTRATION, LAWS, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, LENDING DECISIONS, LINES OF CREDIT, LIQUID ASSETS, LOAN, LOAN MATURITY, LOAN PORTFOLIO, LOAN PROCESSING, LOAN PRODUCT, LOAN PRODUCTS, LOAN REPAYMENT, LOAN REPAYMENT RATE, LOAN REPAYMENTS, LOAN TERMS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET VALUE, MARKETABLE SECURITIES, MFI, MFIS, MICRO FINANCE, MICRO FINANCE INSTITUTION, MICRO-FINANCE, MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION, MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MICRO-LOANS, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, NEW BUSINESS, NUTRITION, OUTSTANDING LOANS, POSTAL BANKS, PRIVATE BANKS, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REAL ESTATE, REAL PROPERTY, REMITTANCES, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT CAPACITY, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETURN ON ASSETS, RURAL BANKING, RURAL CREDIT, RURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVES, RURAL FINANCE, SAVINGS, SAVINGS ACCOUNT, SAVINGS PRODUCT, SAVINGS PRODUCTS, SAVINGS SERVICES, SECURITIES, SMALL BORROWERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOFT LOANS, SOURCE OF FUNDS, SPECIAL SAVINGS, STATE BANKS, STOCK MARKET, SUBSIDIARY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TERMS OF LOANS, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNION, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGE, VILLAGES, WOMEN BORROWERS, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/16407763/turkey-rural-finance-study-vol-2-2
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12883
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