PASHA_BANK_ANNUAL REPORT 2022

37 PASHA Bank 2022 Annual Report General Information Information on Management and Corporate Governance Principles Financial Information and Risk Management Review Investor Relations When transactions realized at capital markets are considered, total domestic financial bond issuance volume and number of investors increased by twice in 2022, compared to 2021. Growth in this area in accordance with the strategy and goals continued in 2022 as in every previous year. With the permission obtained from the Capital Markets Board on 13 November 2022, bond issuance ceiling limit was raised from TL 500 million to TL 1 billion. Investor Relations Department will continue to contribute to the Bank’s growing and developing structure in 2023. Corporate and Business Banking 2022 has been a year when steps were taken to overcome the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on economic and social life and to become experienced against pandemic. However, it has also been a year when the impacts of problems of grain supply due to energy problems following the Russia-Ukraine war, economic developments in the markets, global inflation and local economic developments were felt deeply and many reflections of them affected Turkish economy. Under all these economic uncertainties and developments, PASHA Bank continued to support the real sector at full speed in providing working capital The prioritized goal of PASHA Bank is to ensure high customer satisfaction and loyalty. In line with this goal, the Bank defines its primary principle as getting to know the customer well, always acting on the basis of principles and creating trust- based customer rapport. PASHA Bank is the only bank established in Turkey with main shareholders based in Azerbaijan. With the power it derives from shareholders who are among the leading groups in Azerbaijan, and the opportunity for cooperation thanks to the sister company operating in Georgia, the Bank serves firms that perform trading activities in the region. It is also the only bank in Turkey to perform transactions in Azerbaijani manat and Georgian lari. “Customer Loyalty” principle “Regional Player” principle