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Regulator approves Barclays’ plan to transfer shares to Absa

By - | 13yrs ago

By James Anyanzwa

Barclays Bank Kenya has been okayed by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to transfer its 3.7 billion shares held by Barclays Bank PLC to Barclays Africa Ltd.

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