Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (DFM:EMIRATESNBD) submitted a request to conduct due diligence work on the Egyptian subsidiary of Barclays Bank ahead of a possible takeover, Al Mal financial newspaper reported. Barclays Bank has put its Egyptian operation on the block as part of a global restructuring process to dispose of non-core businesses. So far the list of interested suitors for Barclays Bank Egypt S.A.E. includes Attijariwafa Bank S.A. (CBSE:ATW) with a number of other potential regional banks lined up including Byblos Bank S.A.L. and First Gulf Bank PJSC (ADX:FGB).