The loss, which chief executive Stephen Hester said reflected a «grim»
period for a banking sector buffeted by the Libor scandal, has revived calls for the bank to be nationalised outright.
Not exact matches
Local businesses aren't popping the champagne corks
for an economic recovery just yet despite the latest data from the Commonwealth
Bank showing a rise in transactions across a range of
sectors during the Christmas trading
period.
The 90 - day comment
period for these proposed rules will end Feb. 3, and global professionals from traditional institutions such as
banks and real estate development companies are poised to enter the
sector.