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Turkey’s Halkbank bids for majority stake in Serbian lender Cacanska

Turkey’s state-run lender Halkbank has said it has offered to buy a 76.76 percent stake in Serbian lender Cacanska Banka for an undisclosed sum.

In a statement to the Istanbul stock exchange, Halkbank offered no further details on the potential acquisition.

According to its latest closing share price, the market value of Belgrade-listed Cacanska Banka was $33.8 million.

Ivanović says he was arrested to end his political activity

Ivanović says he was arrested to end his political activity

BELGRADE -- Oliver Ivanović has said that his arrester came in order to prevent his political activity.

Ivanović is one of Serb leaders in northern Kosovo, arrested in January and indicted this week for crimes against ethnic Albanians.

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