Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's second-biggest lender by assets, said it was in talks to buy ABN AMRO's Australia and New Zealand operations, as it looks to strengthen its institutional banking and markets business.
National Australia Bank, the nation's top lender, said on Friday it was in talks to buy ABN AMRO's operations in Australia and New Zealand which was being sold following ABN's acquisition by a banking consortium including Royal Bank of Scotland.
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