UK credit agency backs Turkish electric railway project

Cecilia Keating
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The railway track will connect to the Ankara-Sivas line (pictured) which opened in April 2023 | Credit: Flickr, Ludger Heide
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The railway track will connect to the Ankara-Sivas line (pictured) which opened in April 2023 | Credit: Flickr, Ludger Heide

Electric railway designed to support regional economic growth, slash transport emissions, and reduce congestion in the Ankara region

UK Export Finance has teamed up with the export credit agencies of Austria, Italy, and Poland to provide a €1.25bn finance package to fund the construction of a new high-speed electric railway in Turkey....

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