Brown praise for Bank's governor

Story date: 2007-09-23 09:22:00
Added on: 2007-09-23 14:28:42

BBC News - The paper says banks have estimated that it would require too much capital - as much as £20bn - to successfully refinance Northern Rock. Banks said to have turned their backs on a potential bid for Northern Rock are HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland ...


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