Old Mutual, a financial institution with roots in South Africa, has just said it would sell 20% of its Zimbabwean operation to local staff, though it maintains this has nothing to do with the bill.

一家总部位于南非的财务机构Old Mutual刚刚宣布，他们将把在津巴布韦百分之二十的生意卖给本地的员工，并主张其公司的此举与此项法案并无任何关系。

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Our foreign shareholder Old Mutual is a world-wide leading financial group.

我们的外资股东英国耆卫有限公司是全球领先的金融服务集团。

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Old Mutual has even had preliminary discussions with the South African regulatory authorities about the sale.

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What Old Mutual and Sanlam plan to do with the proceeds is still not clear.

ECONOMIST: Demutualisation

Shares of Old Mutual shot up by 4.3% to 126.3 pence while HSBC ticked up by 0.9% to 639.7 pence.

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