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Khazanah sounds out Bank Islam on Muamalat stake.

Business Times (Malaysia)

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Byline: Adeline Paul Raj

KHAZANAH Nasional Bhd plans to sell its 30 per cent stake in Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd, a move which could pave the way for a merger between the Islamic lender and its bigger rival Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, sources said.

Bank Muamalat is 70 per cent-owned by conglomerate DRB-HICOM Bhd. Bank Islam is the country's oldest Islamic lender.

Khazanah, the government's investment arm, is on a mission to gradually divest all its non-core holdings and assets.

Managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, when met by Business Times last week, said Khazanah sees its stake in Bank Muamalat as a "non-core holding" and that it "could be" …

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