Bank regulator puts German unit of Turkey's Ziraat under supervision

The logo of German financial watchdog BaFin outside one of its officesthority BaFin (Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) is pictured outside of an office building of the BaFin in Bonn
The logo of Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin (Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) is pictured outside one of its offices in Bonn, Germany, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BERLIN, April 19 (Reuters) - Germany's financial watchdog BaFin said on Tuesday it had appointed a representative to ensure the German unit of Turkey's Ziraat Bank (TCZIR.UL) fulfills obligations including obeying laws against money laundering.

BaFin said it appointed the representative after the Frankfurt-based Ziraat Bank International AG did not obey its order to ensure its business complied with the German Money Laundering Act.

In July 2021, the regulator had said it was in talks with Ziraat Bank's German unit - which is active in financing trade between Turkey and Germany - over concerns about some loan transactions and the bank's balance sheet.

Ziraat Bank declined to comment.

Reporting by Zuzanna Szymanska in Berlin and Ebru Tuncay in Istanbul, Editing by Thomas Escritt

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