OTP, Intesa in battle to buy Romania's Garanti bank: media
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BUCHAREST/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's OTP Bank and Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo have reached the final stages of the race to buy Garanti BBVA's Romanian unit, Romanian news outlet Ziarul Financiar (ZF) said on Monday, citing banking market sources."After latest talks, the finalists are Hungary's OTP and Italy's Intesa," ZF said, adding the price of the sale could top 400 million euros ($443 million).It said bidders had included local rivals Banca Transilvania and Raiffeisen Bank Romania.Asked..