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Barclays in exclusive talks with ABN Amro

Barclays is in exclusive talks about a takeover of ABN Amro in a bold but risky move that would propel the British bank into one of the world’s largest financial institutions while rescuing the Dutch bank from a campaign by activist investors.

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Campaign to shake off sterotype

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