Britain clears first hurdles for bank nationalisation bill
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The government on Wednesday rushed through the first steps towards passing a bill to nationalise troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock, the bank it had to step in to save six months ago.
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Spain's largest bank, Santander Central Hispano, yesterday removed a major hurdle for Abbey National shareholders ahead of Thursday's shareholder vote on its proposed 8.9billion recommended takeover.
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The first bank in Britain to operate on Islamic principles, including interest-free loans, opened its doors on Wednesday in Edgware Road, the heart of London's Arab quarter.
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HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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Britain decided to nationalize Northern Rock  on Sunday, abandoning a five-month attempt to snare a private sector buyer for the ailing bank and piling more pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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The Financial Services Authority has cleared Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano's Â£9bn takeover of Abbey National.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government faced accusations of mismanagement Monday as it began nationalizing stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC Â the first time in 20 years that a private company has been taken into public ownership.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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The bill to nationalise Northern Rock is to be debated in the Commons, with the Tories set to vote against it.
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The UK&#39;s Financial Services Authority approved Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s 9.4 billion-pound ($17.4 billion) takeover of Abbey National Plc, paving the way for Europe&#39;s biggest cross-border bank merger.
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Â· Prime minister says MPs can protect British vetoÂ· Britain to call for more liberalisation of markets
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The nationalization of Northern Rock is the first such move in more than a decade and a huge blow for the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Treasury broadens its support as fears grow that stricken bank will have to be nationalised
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The British government was to introduce emergency legislation Monday to temporarily nationalize Northern Rock PLC amid strident criticism of the move from opposition lawmakers and shareholders in the stricken mortgage lender.
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The nationalization of the once lucrative bank threatens the British Prime Minister's already tottering fortunes
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Emergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the stricken Northern Rock bank.
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