Barclays says progress on ABN deal shows certainty
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Progress made by Britain&#39;s Barclays   in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to  offer the Dutch bank&#39;s shareholders &quot;certainty and  deliverability,&quot; Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO  can proceed with its $21 billion sale of U.S. subsidiary LaSalle to Bank of America , the Dutch Supreme Court said on Friday, boosting the prospect Barclays  will succeed in its takeover of ABN.
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LONDON, September 24  - Barclays Plc (BCY.FSE) witnessed a robust rally in its share price this morning, after the company disclosed its plans to buy a controlling stake the South African retail banking company, Absa, yesterday.
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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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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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Dutch bank ABN Amro, at the centre of the biggest takeover in the banking industry, on Sunday confirmed its neutral stance on the rival bids of bank Barclays and the three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland.
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BARCLAYS, Britain&#39;s third-biggest bank, said that its full year profits would come in as expected, although costs have surged ahead of income because of acquisitions, labour costs and regulatory expenses.
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO  can proceed with its sale of U.S. unit LaSalle, the Dutch Supreme Court said, boosting the prospect that Barclays  will succeed in its near $90 billion takeover bid for ABN.
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Britain&#39;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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British bank Barclays says it will table a formal Â£45bn offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro within six weeks.
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Barclays said it had struck a deal with China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
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After a group led by the Royal Bank of Scotland raised the cash portion of its offer for ABN, Barclays said it might add cash to its all-share offer.
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Shares in UK banking group Barclays rise on Monday after a weekend press report said it had held merger talks with Wells Fargo.
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ABN AMRO  said on Sunday that it is keeping its neutral stance on competing bids for the Dutch bank as it could not support a break up under the RBS-led  consortium's takeover offer which was financially superior.
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UK lender Barclays says it is in talks with South Africa's Absa about buying a majority stake in the bank.
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China Development Bank and Temasek help with Barclays' bid for ABN.
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The UK's third biggest bank Barclays sees annual pre-tax profits rise to record levels boosted by a sharp rise in business at its investment division.