The Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium seeking to break up ABN Amro is on Monday expected to clear one of the few remaining hurdles in its pursuit of the lender when the Dutch minister of finance approves its €71bn (£49bn, $98.5bn) takeover bid.

People involved in the deal expect Wouter Bos, the finance minister, to issue a “declaration of no objection” to the deal, which would allow it to go ahead subject to certain conditions.