StanChart Divests Sub-Saharan African Arm To Nigerian Bank: Report
StanChart Divests Sub-Saharan African Arm To Nigerian Bank: Report
Standard Chartered PLC (OTC:SCBFY) reportedly agreed to a deal with Access Bank in Nigeria to sell its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa for an undisclosed amount.
渣打銀行 據報道，場外交易代碼：SCBFY）同意與尼日利亞的Access Bank達成協議，以未公開的金額出售其在撒哈拉以南非洲的子公司。
Also, the bank will sell its stake in its subsidiaries in Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Angola, and Gambia, along with its consumer, private & business banking business in Tanzania to the Nigerian bank, reported Reuters.
此外，據路透社報道，該銀行將把其在塞拉利昂、喀麥隆、安哥拉和岡比亞的子公司的股份及其在坦桑尼亞的消費者、私人和商業銀行業務出售給這家尼日利亞銀行。
As per the company, the deal is at par with its strategy of enhancing operational efficiencies, decreasing complexity, and driving scale.
據該公司稱，這筆交易與其提高運營效率、降低複雜性和擴大規模的戰略相當。
The report quoted Standard Chartered saying, "Access Bank will provide a full range of banking services and continuity for key stakeholders including employees and clients of Standard Chartered's businesses across the five aforementioned countries."
報告援引渣打銀行的話說：“Access Bank將爲主要利益相關者提供全方位的銀行服務和連續性，包括渣打銀行在上述五個國家的業務的員工和客戶。”
The deal is expected to close in the next year.
該交易預計將於明年完成。
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Price Action: SCBFY shares closed higher by 1.68% at $18.03 on Thursday.
價格走勢: 週四，SCBFY股價收盤上漲1.68％，至18.03美元。