Ammon News - The Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) announced Thursday that it had acquired the Jordan branch of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK-Jordan) under a deal whose value was not immediately made public.
This is the second acquisition to be announced Thursday following Capital Bank's takeover of Societe Generale Bank - Jordan (SGBJ).
In a statement, AJIB said that under the deal, which was endorsed by the Central Bank of Jordan, it will acquire the entire assets and liabilities of NBK-Jordan, including deposit and loan accounts of the latter's clients. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the next few months, the bank said.