The concept of "financial restructuring" was introduced in Turkey following the country's currency crisis in the summer of 2018. Financial restructuring, defined as revising a debtor's financial structure and redetermining its financial strategy, became the major agenda of Turkish financial institutions. Regulators intervened immediately and began working to form the legal infrastructure for restructuring.
Yeni Gelişmeler
Gelir Vergisi Kanunu ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun ("Torba Kanun") 19 Temmuz 2019 tarih ve 30836 sayılı Resmi Gazete'de yayımlanarak yürürlüğe girdi. Torba Kanun finansal yeniden yapılandırmaya ve gelir vergisine ilişkin düzenlemeler içeriyor.
Torba Kanun ne getiriyor?
Finansal Yeniden Yapılandırma
Recent Development
The Law on the Amendments to the Code of Enforcement and Bankruptcy and Certain Laws ("Law No. 7101") was published on the Official Gazette on March 15, 2018.
Background
As a result of the studies conducted by the Coordination Council for the Improvement of the Investment Environment, the Law No. 7101 was introduced to the Turkish Parliament.
The Turkish collateralization system was recently updated through the introduction of the Law No. 6750 on Movable Pledges (the “Movable PledgeLaw”).
Recent development
Recent Development
On July 31, 2016, the Council of Ministers issued the third executive order on the implementation of the current state of emergency ("Executive Order"). The Executive Order amends several laws and regulations; discharges certain members of the military linked to the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO); establishes a national defense university; introduces rules related to the education system of the members of the military; and prohibits the implementation of the bankruptcy suspension mechanism for companies.
Recent development
Seeking to ensure that the market has sufficient available liquidity following the recent political and economic developments in Turkey, the Central Bank of Turkey (the "Central Bank") reduced the Turkish banks' reserve requirements for Turkish lira liabilities on August 10, 2016. The changes will take effect on August 12, 2016.
New TRY reserve requirements
The Central Bank has reduced the reserve requirement ratios for banks' Turkish Lira ("TRY") liabilities by 50 basis points for each maturity bracket:
Maturity New Ratios Previous Ratios
The Code
On 21 October 2019 the Bankruptcy Code of Ukraine shall come into legal force ("Code"). The rules on operation of the electronic trade system within bankruptcy proceedings shall become effective earlier, on 21 July 2019.
The Code amends the bankruptcy procedure of legal entities and introduces the bankruptcy procedure for individuals (which was not previously applicable in Ukraine).
New Provisions
The most significant changes are the following:
In 2016, the Ukrainian parliament passed the Law on Financial Restructuring (the "Financial Restructuring Law") with the aim of creating a workable procedure for voluntarily restructuring debt obligations of Ukrainian borrowers. Technically, the Financial Restructuring Law became effective on 19 October 2016 but did not become operational because the required bodies envisaged in the Financial Restructuring Law were not in place.
In 2016, the Ukrainian parliament passed the Law on Financial Restructuring (the Financial Restructuring Law) with the aim of creating a workable procedure for voluntarily restructuring debt obligations of Ukrainian borrowers. Technically, the Financial Restructuring Law became effective on 19 October 2016 but did not become operational because the required bodies envisaged in the Financial Restructuring Law were not in place.