Barclays could sweeten offer for ABN: source
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LONDON/ZURICH  - Barclays  has not ruled out adding cash to the terms its ABN AMRO offer should it need to boost its bid to fight off a rival offer from a consortium of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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The RBS-led group seeking to buy the Dutch bank ABN Amro is given until 23 July to make a formal offer.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays  raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion) on Monday, helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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Shares in Barclays  climbed for a second day on Friday as speculation mounted that Bank of America  could bid for the UK bank, with a leading analyst saying there could be strong merit to an acquisition.
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Barclays Bank  is confident of winning the bid battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV , a senior Barclays executive said on Tuesday.
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Barclays would make a better merger candidate with ABN AMRO than a bid by a group led by Royal Bank of Scotland aimed at breaking up the Dutch bank, a Dutch newspaper quoted ABN's chief executive as saying on Saturday.
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Shares in Barclays PLC rose Monday following reports that a U.S. hedge fund had bought a stake in the bank and was opposing Barclays' bid to take over ABN Amro Holding NV.
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LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - The takeover battle for ABN AMRO  heated up on Monday with the Royal Bank of Scotland  consortium boosting the cash element of its 71.1 billion-euro ($98 billion) offer.
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO can go ahead with  its $21 billion sale of U.S. subsidiary LaSalle Bank to Bank of  America, the Dutch Supreme Court said on Friday, boosting the  chance that Barclays could succeed in its all-share bid to buy  ABN for 64 billion euros ($88 billion).
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Johannesburg - Britain&#39;s Barclays yesterday signalled a return to retail banking in South Africa after an absence of 18 years, saying it was in talks to buy a controlling stake in Absa, the country&#39;s biggest retail lender.
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Barclays raises its offer for the Dutch bank ABN Amro, after striking a deal with China and Singapore.
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SINGAPORE/BEIJING  - Britain's Barclays  is in talks with the governments of China and Singapore to raise 10 billion pounds ($20.6 billion) to help fund its planned purchase of Dutch bank ABN AMRO , the BBC reported on Monday.
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Progress made by Britain's Barclays  in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to offer the Dutch bank's shareholders "certainty and deliverability", Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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Business & money: UK-based bank confirms Â£9bn from the governments of China and Singapore will help it finance an improved takeover offer for Dutch rival ABN Amro.
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Barclays will continue its move for ABN Amro despite a share price slump wiping billions off its bid, reports say.
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Absa Group Ltd., South Africa&#39;s fourth- biggest bank, said talks to sell a controlling stake to Barclays Plc, the UK&#39;s No.
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Barclays PLC , competing to buy ABN Amro Holding NV in the world's biggest banking takeover, may sweeten its $89.3 billion all-stock bid by adding cash.