HSBC Considers Sale of South African Units, Bloomberg Reports
-- HSBC Holdings is exploring selling its South African branch business and securities unit, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources.
-- Lenders from the region, from China and from the United Arab Emirates are among the interest bidders, Bloomberg reports.
-- HSBC South Africa's main activities are commercial and global banking, global markets and a representative office for its private bank, according to its website.
-- HSBC didn't immediately respond to a request for comment when approached by Dow Jones Newswires.
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