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Leterme said the move would "make secure" the retail bank inside Belgium and free it from "any risks resulting from the environment within parent body Dexia SA". Finance Minister Didier Reynders said his government had offered four billion euros for the entity, an amount he said was "reasonable". He told a news conference: "With this agreement, the wish of the Belgian government is not to remain indefinitely in (control of) its bank nor to leave rapidly, but to ensure its continuity."