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* Sipadan Investments (Mauritius) Ltd., a unit of Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional Bhd., will sell most of its 2.67% stake in IDFC Bank Ltd. for an expected price of 5.5 billion Indian rupees, The Economic Times reported, citing two people familiar with the deal.
* Chicago Stock Exchange Inc. said a multinational investor group led by China's Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group will acquire the U.S-based bourse, Caixin reported. The deal is subject to approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
* Korea Development Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia's PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) to set up an office in Jakarta and collaborate on project financing and syndicated loans, The Korea Herald reported.
* Expanding further into the ASEAN region, KASIKORNBANK PCL plans to open its second branch in Laos in 2017 as well as open branches in Vietnam, Myanmar and Indonesia in 2018, Reuters reported, citing Kattiya Indaravijaya, president of the bank.
GREATER CHINA
* The People's Bank of China said it did not ask commercial banks to suspend the issuance of personal home loans, sina.com.cn reported. Some Chinese cities have further tightened real estate purchase regulations and raised the down-payment percentage required for home purchases.
* China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange will require overseas transfers of US$5 million or more under capital accounts as portfolio or direct investments to...