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Asiamerit said PCIB Securities, a stockbrokerage house owned by EPCI Bank, will facilitate the transfer of shares.  


Asiamerit voluntarily suspended operations in 1998 due to thinning market volumes brought about by the Asian financial crisis.


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Asiamerit said PCIB Securities, a stockbrokerage house owned by EPCI Bank, will facilitate the transfer of shares.  


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