Reuters: ING Bank Śląski interested in Raiffeisen Polbank

ING Bank Śląski is interested in buying Raiffeisen Polbank, Reuters said, citing two sources familiar with the matter. "Not only PKO and Alior are to submit non-binding offers for Raiffeisen Polbank. Another interested party is ING," one senior banking sector source said. Earlier, Raiffeisen Bank International announced it will sell Raiffeisen Polbank, which is the tenth Polish lender in terms of assets, to a bank listed in Poland, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at shrinking its balance sheet and bolstering its core capital ratio. "ING Bank Śląski and ING in Amsterdam both declined to comment. Raiffeisen Polbank was unavailable for comment, while Raiffeisen in Vienna declined to comment," Reuters informed.