HSBC agrees to sell Pakistan bank
- By Zohaib Kazmi -
- May 10, 2014
LONDON: The British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, HSBC said it has agreed to sell its banking business in Pakistan to Meezan Bank Ltd , seven months after failing to win regulatory approval to sell it to another company.
The Pakistan unit has 10 branches and had assets of about $455 million at the end of 2013, HSBC said.
It did not put a price on the deal and said it was subject to regulatory approval.
It is expected to complete in the second half of 2014.
The sale continues a retreat by HSBC from countries where it lacks scale. Europe's biggest bank has closed or sold more than 60 businesses in the last three years in an effort to cut costs and complexity.-Reuters