A subsidiary of Qatar-listed Estithmar Holding has acquired a 49 percent stake in Syria’s Shahba Bank, formerly known as Byblos Bank Syria, marking the first foreign banking acquisition since the US lifted sanctions on Syria late last year. The stake, acquired by Masaref Holding…
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