Finance CompaniesHONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Prudential Plc ( PRU.L ) has kicked off the sale of its Vietnam consumer finance unit, which could fetch up to $a hundred and fifty million, because the UK firm sharpens deal with its core insurance business within the Southeast Asian nation, folks conversant in the method mentioned.

Under the Law on Supervision of Finance Companies plainly a finance company might not totally be owned by international traders. However, the legislation doesn’t specify the maximum restrict of such international ownership although after considering the case in banks and insurance coverage firms it’s possible that the percentage could not exceed forty nine{32ca7afe7dee7544c8399175d2ef8534bc96e8dfec63ac1022e945a6adaba39c} of the corporate shares. The central bank said it’s now ready to consider an software for a merger or acquisition if the possible merger companion or acquirer commits to sustaining financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a core enterprise of the finance company. …

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