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RBS and Lloyds Bank part ways in closely watched sale

Lloyds Bank said the UK had sold its last remaining stake in the bank, making the lender the first to re-emerge from British state ownership in a symbolic step for the country’s recovering banking sector.

Thu, 18 May, 2017

British £5bn state-asset sell-off rivals Thatcher era privatisation programme

UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne detailed £5bn (€7.1bn) of state-asset sales, adding to a privatisation programme that rivals that of the 1980s and is set to provide fresh revenue for the banking sector.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

UK watchdog to seek bank charge clarity

Britain’s competition watchdog is likely to call for bank charges to be made clearer when it publishes the findings of an investigation into the industry next week, banking sources say.

Sat, 17 Oct, 2015

Stock markets bounce as governments step in

BLACK Monday turned to momentous Monday yesterday as European governments scrambled to finalise rescue packages in a bid to protect their banking sectors.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2008