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BofA weighs CCB stake sale

By Sundeep Tucker in Hong Kong and Greg Farrell in New York

Published: May 5 2009 23:31 | Last updated: May 5 2009 23:31

Bank of America is considering the sale of an $8bn stake in a leading Chinese bank within days in a move that would relieve some of the pressure on its battered balance sheet.

BofA, which is undergoing a crucial US government “stress test”, is free to divest about a third of its 16.7 per cent stake in China Construction Bank on Thursday following the expiration of a lock-in period.

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