Egyptian investment bank, EFG-Hermes is set to buy a 65% stake in privately owned Lebanon's Credit Libanais, as part of its plans to expand into commercial areas such as retail and online banking, Reuters has reported. EFG-Hermes agreed to pay $542m from its own cash resources for the stake and has an option to buy an additional 25% over the next two years at the same price.
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