After obtaining shareholder approval on February 19, Byblos Bank is set to proceed with a $250 million capital increase, to be completed by the end of June. The bank expects the hike to come from common and priority shareholders primarily, with some capital coming from holders of global depository receipts. The bank said the goal of the increase was to help expand its services in emerging markets and to be better able to lend to small and medium-sized projects. Also contributing to the capital hike was Byblos Invest Holdings’ sale of $47.62 million of Byblos shares to the International Finance Corp. (IFC), concluded at the final price of $100 million. After the capital increase, the IFC will own 8 percent of Byblos Bank
