Burgan Bank, the commercial banking arm of investment firm Kuwait Project Co (KIPCO), has announced that it has raised its stake in Iraq's Baghdad Bank to 50.6%, Reuters has reported. The $10.7m acquisition of an additional 5.3% stake, which turned the lender into a majority shareholder, is part of a push by Burgan to move outside of its home market for the first time.
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