Latvia okays sale of Danske Bank business in Latvia to Citadele Bank
Reuters
Published Jan 15, 2020 17:26
Latvia okays sale of Danske Bank business in Latvia to Citadele Bank
RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's banking watchdog has approved the planned acquisition of the remains of Danske Bank's (CO:DANSKE) Latvian business
by Citadele Bank, the country's fourth-largest bank, it said on Wednesday.
Danske Bank has been exiting all Baltic states after it was kicked out of Estonia following its admission in 2018 that suspicious payments totalling 200 billion euros ($223 billion) from Russia and elsewhere had flowed through its Estonian branch, triggering worldwide probes.
The sale in Latvia is to be finalised in February.
The Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) said in a statement the nod followed a request submitted by Danske Bank in December.
"Cidatele Bank had signed an agreement on the intention to buy the remaining part of mortgage loans of Danske Bank’s Latvian branch,” a Citadele Bank spokeswoman said.
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