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Euro Bank Giants to Merge

RBS, regulators may rain on Barclays-AMB AMRO parade

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2007 9:23 AM CDT

(Newser) – Britain's Barclays Bank and Dutch bank ABN Amro have agreed to merge, creating one of the world's largest banks. The $90 billion deal is far from a sure thing, however—it requires approval by shareholders and regulators, and a group led by Barclays' archrival, the... Read full story »

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