VOL. XXXII

NO. 4

31-OCTOBER-1988

Financial and Banking News

INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

KIO Increases Sime Darby Stake, Buys into Belgian Papermaker

The Kuwait Investment Office (KIO), acting through Mayban Nominees, awholly-owned subsidiary of Malayan Banking Bhd, has increased its stake in theMalaysian plantation and industrial conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd from 7.5% to8.1% by the acquisition of 960,000 shares, bringing its total stake to 84.25mnshares.

In a separate development, the KIO's Spanish holding...