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A spokesperson for ABN Amro said the bank would not comment on "market rumours." © Reuters/Piroschka Van De WouwįILE PHOTO: ABN AMRO headquarters is seen in Amsterdam The Dutch finance ministry said it had recently sought advice from NLFI, a body that holds assets for the government, "on the further sale of shares in ABN Amro" but would not comment on "specific considerations" of a sale. Spokespeople for BNP and ABN declined to comment, while the Dutch finance ministry said in a statement it was seeking advice on selling down its stake.īy 1450 GMT, shares in ABN Amro, the Netherlands' third-biggest bank with a market capitalisation of 4.8 billion euros, were up 6.3% at 10.92 euros, below an earlier peak of 12.16 euros, which prompted a halt in trading.Ī second source close to the matter said BNP was not engaged in any "process" for an ABN acquisition, adding that it would not fit the French bank's strategy. News of the approach, first reported by Bloomberg News, sent ABN Amro shares surging in Amsterdam. Logo of BNP Paribas on a building in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near ParisĪ combination between BNP and ABN AMRO would be the first major cross-border deal in a long-anticipated consolidation drive across Europe's banking sector.
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PARIS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -France's biggest lender BNP Paribas signalled to the Dutch government an interest in taking over state-owned bank ABN Amro, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, adding that the Dutch finance ministry was not pursuing such a deal at this time. Scott Mills to replace Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 afternoon show in schedule shake-up