28 Oct 2005
HSBC has completed the acquisition of a 70.1 per cent equity interest in Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank of Iraq.
At 31 August 2005, Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank had gross assets of IQD135,562 million (US$91.9 million).
The world’s local bank confirmed in May 2005 that it was in negotiations to acquire a majority stake in the bank.
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