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Pakistan's Jahangir Siddiqui eyes RBS Pakistan unit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Reuters - 1 hour 39 minutes ago
KARACHI, April 14 - Pakistani financial services company Jahangir Siddiqui and Co Ltd. <JSCO.KA> said on Tuesday it is interested in buying the operations of Royal Bank of Scotland <RBS.L> in Pakistan.
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JSCL is the third Pakistani company to express an interest in buying RBS's Pakistani operations <RBS.KA> after Habib Bank Ltd <HBL.KA> and MCB Bank <MCB.KA> did so on Monday. [ID:nSIN476208]
RBS Pakistan has a market cap of around $266 million.
"JSCL has been invited to conduct due diligence of RBS Pakistan," JSCL said in a statement to the Karachi Stock Exchange.
"JSCL will apply to the State Bank of Pakistan through the financial advisers of RBS, to obtain the requisite permission to commence due diligence of RBS Pakistan."
JSCL was trading 0.72 percent higher at 40.50 rupees per share at 10:28 a.m. in a broader market <.KSE> which was down 0.12 percent.
RBS Pakistan <RBS.KA> gained 8.01 percent at 13.48 rupees.
 
 
 
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