Wiesbaden, Germany, May 20, 2026 (AFP) - Boss of Germany's Commerzbank cheered as she slams UniCredit advances

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German lender Commerzbank's boss was applauded at a shareholder meeting Wednesday as she slammed Italian bank UniCredit's hostile takeover bid, while staff outside the venue protested against any potential merger. After spending over a year building up a stake in Commerzbank, Italy's second-biggest bank earlier this month officially launched a 35-billion-euro ($41 billion) takeover attempt for its German rival. The bid is widely seen as too low......

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