Nordea: merger with ABN Amro still possible; perhaps next year - report (translated)
Nordea, the Swedish bank, remains interested in a merger with Dutch bank ABN Amro, Dutch public broadcaster NOSreported, citing remarks by Nordea Chairman Björn Wahlroos to the Finnish public broadcaster.
Nordea's overtures last month to state-owned ABN Amro were declined by the Dutch government, the report noted.
Wahlroos said he had been in touch with the Dutch government, and was told that discussions can continue after general elections in the Netherlands, planned for March 2017, the item added, citing the interview with the Finnish broadcaster.
Wahlroos further remarked ABN Amro and Nordea would be a great match. If a deal is done, he suggested the company's joint headquarters would be located in the Netherlands, the item added.