Raiffeisen nears $640 million deal for BBVA's Romania unit, Bloomberg News reports
March 10 (Reuters) - Austria's Raiffeisen Bank RBIV.VI is closing in on a deal to buy BBVA's BBVA.MC Romanian Garanti for about 550 million euros ($640.97 million), Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. BBVA and Raiffeisen declined to comment. ($1 = 0.8581 euros) (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) ((AnushaDevang.Shah@thomsonreuters.com;))