Dubai Capital buys stake in Egypt's Commercial International Bank

04 August 2008
Dubai Capital Group has bought a 5.2 per cent stake in Commercial International Bank, Egypt’s largest private bank, for AED580m ($158m).

Dubai Capital Group is a subsidiary of Dubai Group. It will not play a role in the bank’s management.

The group already holds 25 per cent of EFG Hermes, the largest publicly traded investment bank in Egypt as well as a 15 per cent stake in Bank Muscat, the largest lender in Oman.

Dubai Capital Group also holds a 49% stake in Egypt’s Sphinx Glass Company, which it established in partnership with the local Citadel Capital.

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