Turkey, UAE ink currency swap deal worth $5 bln as ties warm
The central banks of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have signed a three-year currency swap deal worth 64 billion Turkish Liras ($4.9 bn).
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The central banks of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 19 inked bilateral currency swap agreement.
According to a statement by the Turkish Central Bank, the nominal size of the deal is 18 billion UAE dirhams ($4.9 billion) or 64 billion Turkish liras, it said.
The agreement aims to enhance bilateral trade and to further strengthen financial cooperation between the two countries.
"It will stand for a period of three years, with the possibility of an extension through mutual agreement," the statement noted.
After signing the deal, Turkish Central Bank Governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu said that the agreement demonstrates the two central banks’ commitment to deepen bilateral trade in local currencies in order to advance economic and financial relations between the two countries.
With this latest agreement, the Turkish Central Bank's total swap figure with foreign central banks reached $28 billion.
Turkey and the UAE signed a total of 10 agreements on energy, environment, finance, and trade during a visit by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to Ankara last November.
The UAE has also allocated a $10 billion fund for direct investment in Turkey, the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company also announced.