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Barclays, China Development Bank extend strategic tie-up to Africa

Wed, 26th Mar 2014 03:24

HONG KONG, March 26 (Reuters) - British bank Barclays PLC and China Development Bank Corporation (CDB)have signed a new agreement that expands an existing strategictie-up to Africa, the firms said on Wednesday.

The new memorandum of understanding replaces previousagreements between the two that had been in place since 2007. Itwill see Barclays provide state-owned CDB with corporate andinvestment banking capabilities and access to its retail andbusiness banking platform in 14 African countries, TimothyCuffe, a Barclays spokesman said.

The two firms' existing cooperation has been focused mainlyon staff training, and banking opportunities within China.

CDB is seeking to turn itself into a commercial lender,rather than a government-focused bank, and has signalled itsambitions to grow internationally.

That strategy includes helping Chinese companies to investin Africa, a supplier of oil and raw materials like copper anduranium to China, the world's second-largest economy.

In 2011 CDB also signed strategic agreements with globalprivate equity funds KKR, Permira and TPG Capital. (Reporting By Lawrence White; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)

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Barclays in talks to acquire mortgage portfolio from Metro Bank

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