SWOT Analysis of Istanbul Finance Center and Comparison with World Finance Centers

Abstract

Istanbul Financial Center (IFC)’s banks stage was opened in 2023. The purpose of IFC is to increase financial competitiveness internationally, to contribute to the development and deepening of financial markets and products and services, to strengthen integration into international financial and capital markets, thereby making IFC one of the leading global financial centers. London, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong, which rank first in the world financial centers ranking, make the best use of all financial instruments. This contributes significantly to the city and country economies in which they are located. IFC with these world financial centers; the global economic city index, the global financial center index and the global power differ in some respects while similarizing in some ways according to the city index. In this study, the comparison of IFC with SWOT Analysis and World Financial Centers has been examined within the framework of current literature review and statistical data. Some of the main findings obtained are the strength of IFC is its strategic location, qualified labor is weaknesses, tax benefit opportunity and country risk are the threat.

Keywords

• Istanbul Finance Center
• SWOT analysis
• Finance.

İstanbul Finans Merkezinin SWOT Analizi ve Dünya Finans Merkezleri ile Kıyaslanması

Abstract

İstanbul Finans Merkezi (İFM), 2023 yılında bankalar etabı açılmıştır. İFM’nin kuruluş amacı; finansal rekabet gücünü uluslararası alanda artırmak, finansal piyasalar ile ürün ve hizmetlerin gelişmesine ve derinleşmesine katkıda bulunmak, uluslararası finans ve sermaye piyasalarına entegrasyonu güçlendirmek ve bu sayede İFM’nin önde gelen küresel finans merkezlerinden biri olmasını sağlamaktır. Dünya finans merkezleri sıralamasında ilk sıralarda yer alan Londra, New York, Singapur ve Hong Kong tüm mali enstrümanlarını en iyi derecede kullanmaktadır. Bu durum, bulundukları şehir ve ülke ekonomilerine ciddi katkılar sağlamaktadır. İFM, söz konusu dünya finans merkezleriyle; küresel ekonomik şehir endeksi, küresel finans merkezi endeksi ve küresel güç şehir endeksine göre bazı yönlerde benzerlik gösterirken bazı yönlerde de ayrışmaktadır. Bu çalışmada İFM’nin SWOT Analizi ve Dünya Finans Merkezleri ile karşılaştırılması, güncel literatür taraması ve istatistiksel veriler çerçevesinde irdelemiştir. Elde edilen temel bazı bulgular şunlardır; İFM’nin güçlü yönleri stratejik konumu, güçsüz yanı ülke notu, vergi avantajları fırsat ve ülke riski tehdittir.

Keywords

• İstanbul Finans Merkezi
• SWOT analizi
• Finans.

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