The First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Jürgen Rigterink is to embark on a four-day visit to Türkiye, with stops scheduled for the earthquake-hit cities in the southeast of the country.
Weeks after the devastating earthquakes in February 2023, the EBRD announced a 1.5-billion-euro investment package that included credit lines, infrastructure investments and support for the private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Over half of the EBRD’s 1.5 billion euros response has already been made available to affected companies and individuals.
Rigterink will also conduct high-level meetings in Istanbul and Ankara, including with the Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek and the recently appointed Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan, the EBRD said in a statement.
The EBRD is one of Türkiye’s key investors, with nearly 19.5 billion euros invested across 440 projects and through trade finance limits since 2009.
