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• Citigroup's European steer raises hopes of rival Abbey bid

  - 2004-08-01

  Citigroup is prepared to buy European banks to increase international operations to as much as half of its profits. This, and revelations that the US banking giant talked to Abbey National before its pounds 8.2bn Santander Central Hispano takeover, will raise speculation that Citigroup could make an...

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• Citigroup takes on Santander with pounds 8.5bn offer for Abbey

  - 2004-07-25

  Citigroup, the US banking giant, is preparing to challenge Banco Santander Central Hispano with an pounds 8.5bn bid for Abbey National. Santander's board is to meet in Madrid today to decide whether to proceed with an agreed offer for Abbey. It is understood that...

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• AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Business Briefs Column.

  - 2002-09-23

  AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 23--FOUR BRANCHES FOR NEW DUBAI BANK: The newly opened Dubai Bank hopes to have four branches by the end of the year. Chairman Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum launched...

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• Citigroup eyes up UK banks

  - 2000-08-20

  CITIGROUP, which earlier this year paid pounds 1.3bn for City merchant bank Schroders, is eyeing another major purchase in the UK. The US giant is understood to want to buy a UK high street bank, and is looking closely at Abbey National and Alliance & Leicester. The...

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