{"version":"1","article":{"id":"tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","slug":"tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026?lang=en","title":"Türkiye central bank raises SME loan growth limit to 5%","summary":"The October 1 measure lifted the SME loan growth threshold from 4.5% and changed lira reserve requirements.","category":"finance","region":"turkiye","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T12:48:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T12:48:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-01","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye","url":"https://tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/EN/TCMB%2BEN/Main%2BMenu/Announcements/Press%2BReleases/2026/ANO2026-43","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tcmb-macroprudential-reserve-framework-october-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Türkiye’s Central Bank raised the growth limit for loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 4.5% to 5% in macroprudential changes announced October 1. It said the measures support financial stability and banks’ liquidity management. The threshold is a regulatory limit; it does not show how much banks actually lent.","The notice also said ratios for holding Turkish-lira required reserves in blocked accounts had been lowered. It did not give the revised rates, so the release alone does not quantify liquidity released or additional credit. Effects can be assessed against later bank-balance and lending data."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The October 1 measure lifted the SME loan growth threshold from 4.5% and changed lira reserve requirements.\n\nTürkiye’s Central Bank raised the growth limit for loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 4.5% to 5% in macroprudential changes announced October 1. It said the measures support financial stability and banks’ liquidity management. The threshold is a regulatory limit; it does not show how much banks actually lent.\n\nThe notice also said ratios for holding Turkish-lira required reserves in blocked accounts had been lowered. It did not give the revised rates, so the release alone does not quantify liquidity released or additional credit. Effects can be assessed against later bank-balance and lending data.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}