Nordic Business Report-September 14, 2006-Sparebanken Hardanger joins SpareBank 1 alliance
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The Norwegian regional savings bank Sparebanken Hardanger said on Thursday (14 September) that it has decided to join the Norwegian savings bank alliance SpareBank 1.

Sparebanken Hardanger will join SpareBanken 1 through investing NOK47m in a stake in Samarbeidende Sparebanker AS, which has a 19.5% holding in SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS.

One Norwegian krone (NOK) is worth approximately 0.08 British pounds (GBP).

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