Aig Selling Billion Of Aia Shares, To Repay Bail-out

AIA Group

HONG KONG (Reuters) - American International Group (AIG) is selling part of its stake in AIA Group to raise about $6 billion to help the U.S. insurer repay a huge federal government bail-out.

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