Özgür Obalı, General Secretary of the Turkish Insurance Association (TSB), moderated a panel titled « Financial Resilience of Households and SMEs » organized by the Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) and the World Bank. The discussions focused on existing efforts and specific strategies designed to enhance financial resilience.
Key participants included Tatiana Skalon, Senior Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank; Emine Feray Sezgin, Deputy Chairperson of the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (SEDDK); Bülent Şevik, Head of the Risk Department at the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK); Gunhild Berk, Senior Financial Sector Specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank; and Martin Dasek, Senior Industry Specialist at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for Europe and Central Asia.
The panel highlighted crucial initiatives aimed at strengthening financial sustainability, particularly for households and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), addressing current challenges in the financial landscape.
