Nigeria freezes NBK sale despite Kenya’s approval

The National Bank of Kenya.

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Nigeria’s central bank has yet to clear the purchase of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) by Lagos-headquartered Access Bank despite its Kenyan counterpart approving the deal, further delaying the exit of KCB Group.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) approved the sale of NBK to the Nigerian banking giant by KCB Group on Friday, removing the first hurdle in closing the multi-billion-shilling acquisition deal.

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