Barclays takes 1.3b pound hit in credit crunch (Channel NewsAsia)

Story date: 2007-11-15 08:03:34
Added on: 2007-11-15 08:24:30

LONDON : Barclays bank on Thursday became the latest high profile financial institution to announce hefty losses linked to the US sub-prime mortgage crisis and consequent global credit crunch.


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