Turk Eximbank secures €100m CDP loan for women entrepreneurs, 10y

Turk Eximbank announced on April 29, 2026 that it has secured a €100 million, 10-year loan facility from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. (CDP), Italy’s national promotional institution. The financing is earmarked primarily for women-led companies and enterprises affected by the 6 February 2023 earthquakes, according to the bank’s statement.

Officials said the transaction builds on a memorandum of understanding signed in 2025 and represents a strategic step in expanding long-term, concessional funding channels for Turkish exporters and SMEs. The facility is intended to support reconstruction efforts in quake-hit regions, strengthen access to finance for medium-high technology producers and help increase the export capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises.

From a market perspective, a secured 10-year external loan strengthens Turk Eximbank’s foreign funding profile and can ease working capital and investment financing for exporters. While such a bilateral development-finance operation is unlikely to trigger immediate equity market moves, it can reduce refinancing risk for beneficiary exporters and improve credit conditions for targeted sectors over the medium term.

In a broader context, the deal reflects the growing role of European national promotional banks in channeling development finance to support social and economic recovery objectives. Partnerships with institutions like CDP often come with sustainability and inclusion criteria; the bank noted the alignment of this operation with the G7 Development Finance Institutions’ 2X Challenge, underlining a focus on gender-inclusive investment outcomes.

Market commentators say the operation is a positive signal for long-term external funding availability but stress that the ultimate impact will depend on implementation details: allocation mechanisms, pricing, and collateral arrangements. If Turk Eximbank continues to diversify and deepen similar partnerships, Turkish exporters—particularly women-led firms and businesses in affected regions—could see tangible improvements in access to competitively priced, long-tenor finance.