Advisor Rothschild still monitoring sale of AIB

A decision yesterday by the British government to postpone the sale of shares in Lloyds Bank because of the global stock market rout has raised the first question mark about the timing of any sale of shares in AIB here.

Investment bank Rothschild is continuing to advise the Irish government and is monitoring stock markets in relation to State-owned AIB, the Department of Finance told the Irish Examiner yesterday.

It will be up to the new government after the election to decide on the sale of AIB, the department said.