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Lloyds privatisation is 'active', says George Osborne
George Osborne said Lloyds was in a �good position� for selling down the taxpayer's 39pc stake, but warned that he would �urgently� explore a break-up of Royal Bank of Scotland into a �good bank and a bad bank�.
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Top stories
By David Milliken. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:02pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery is not yet secure and more needs to be done to ensure the country's banks no longer pose a threat to taxpayers, Bank of England Governor ...
BT boss Ian Livingston shocked the City by quitting as chief executive of the UK telecoms group to replace Lord Green as trade minister, sacrificing a pay packet that totalled �8.5m last year for a peerage with no salary.
Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, offered the firmest timeline yet for tapering US central bank asset purchases, saying bond buying by the US central bank could be slowed this year and end altogether around the middle of next year.
Dalian Wanda Group (DLWGCZ), the Chinese developer controlled by billionaire Wang Jianlin, is investing 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) in a British yachtmaker and a London site to build Western Europe's tallest residential tower.
Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail could be hit after a boycott by thousands of postal workers moved a step closer today.
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