Croatian weekly says Sberbank was out to take over Mercator

Zagreb, 31 October - Russia's Sberbank, the biggest creditor of the ailing Croatian conglomerate Agrokor, reportedly sought to acquire in August and September the 69.5% stake held by Agrokor in Slovenia's biggest grocer Mercator. According to Tuesday's report by the Croatian weekly Nacional, the bank used "dramatic pressure".

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Slovenia's largest grocer Mercator, part of the troubled Croatian group Agrokor.
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