Hsbc Oman : In talks with Meezan Bank to sell unit
HSBC Oman, 51% owned by London-listed HSBC, said talks were preliminary and may or may not lead to a sale
DUBAI:
HSBC Oman is in talks with Karachi’s Meezan Bank to sell its Pakistan unit, Muscat’s fourth-largest lender by market capitalisation said on Sunday. HSBC Oman, 51% owned by London-listed HSBC, said talks were preliminary and may or may not lead to a sale. It did not provide further details. Meezan Bank, a shariah-compliant lender, said it had received regulatory approval to study buying HSBC Oman’s Pakistani unit.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 2nd, 2014.
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