EXCLUSIVE-Turkey’s Wealth Fund in talks to help hard-hit Turkish Airways -sources

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EXCLUSIVE-Turkey’s Wealth Fund in talks to help hard-hit Turkish Airways -sources

By Ebru Tuncay, Birsen Altayli and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL, O


By Ebru Tuncay, Birsen Altayli and Orhan Coskun

ISTANBUL, Oct 2 (Reuters)Turkey’s Wealth Fund is in talks to offer emergency funding to flag provider Turkish Airways THYAO.IS, one of many nation’s hardest-hit corporations when the coronavirus pandemic halted practically all flights, 4 sources advised Reuters.

The sources near the matter stated the corporate, which flies to extra locations worldwide than some other airline, might obtain capital or financing help as a part of the programme, although nothing had but been finalised.

It was unclear how a lot funding the sovereign wealth fund (TVF) might make obtainable in what one supply known as a “bailout”. TVF declined to touch upon the matter, whereas Turkish Airways didn’t instantly remark.

($1 = 7.7695 liras)

(Reporting by Ebru Tuncay, Birsen Altayli and Orhan Coskun; Enhancing by Jonathan Spicer and Elaine Hardcastle)

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