ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) privatisations

- Cameroon: BANQUES POPULAIRES DE FRANCE has acquired 51% of BICEC -BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE CREDIT ET L'EPARGNE DU CAMEROUN-, the country's third biggest bank, formerly state owned. The transaction totalled 6.75 billion CFA francs (around FRF 67 million). - Brazil: Next May, Brazil's central bank will be selling a controlling share in BANESPA, owned until now by the government of São Paolo state. The country's three biggest private banks, BRADESCO, ITAÚ and UNIBANCO, are expected to...