date:Nov 05, 2012
hird-biggest bank, has agreed to acquire Tonder Bank, a small lender in the south of the country, the latest deal in a banking industry under pressure from tough new regulations.
** Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes aims to expand into Turkey, Iraq and Libya and plans to grow its asset management arm by 50 percent after the completion of its joint venture with Qatar's QInvest, it said on Friday.
** Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada's biggest hog processors and bakers, is buying distressed hog