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Saudi's National Commercial Bank buys Samba in $14.8B deal

by Jon Gambrell
| October 12, 2020 12:03 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank said Sunday it will purchase rival lender Samba Financial Group in a deal valued at $14.8 billion, creating what would become the kingdom's largest bank.

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