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Metrobank has acquired 51 percent of Solidbank from the Madrigal Family and
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This possibility was revealed over the weekend by Finance Secretary Jose T.
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MADRIGAL FAMILY AND LIM KA THONG

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acquired, in exchange for BNS's 40 percent equity in Solidbank.

Metrobank has acquired 51 percent of Solidbank from the Madrigal Family and
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Scotiabank may acquire Asian Bank

By by MarianneGo | January 31, 2000 - 12:00am

In what many may consider as a surprise move, the Bank of Nova Scotia may end up acquiring Asian Bank, which Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. recently acquired, in exchange for BNS's 40 percent equity in Solidbank. Metrobank...

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