DUBAI- Bahrain's central bank said on Tuesday it has approved a representative office licence for Bank of Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank.

Headquartered in Switzerland, Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank (Suisse) was established in 2001.

It is fully owned by Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo .

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