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Nationalisation dates back to the 'regies' or state monopolies organized under the Ancien Régime, for example, the monopoly on tobacco sales. Communications companies France Telecom and La Poste are relics of the state postal and telecommunications monopolies. There was a major expansion of the nationalised sector following World War II. [23]
Adam and Company continued as an RBS private banking brand in Scotland, along the same lines as the Messrs. Drummond and Child & Co. businesses in England. [4] As part of the restructuring and brand management, it was decided that NatWest would become RBS Group's primary customer-facing brand in England and Wales.
Companies portal; United Kingdom portal; This category includes articles on industries and companies that were nationalised by the government of the United Kingdom (but which were later re-privatised) and the legislation that brought them into state ownership.
Gas del Estado (1992) – national gas company partitioned and sold, among others, to the Spanish Gas Natural company Naturgy. Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (water company, 1992–93) - given under concession to the French conglomerate Suez , which operated it under the name Aguas Argentinas; re-nationalized in 2006 as Aguas y Saneamientos ...
LONDON -- You might think that loyal Royal Bank of Scotland (ISE: RBS.L) (NYS: RBS) shareholders have suffered enough. But on top of a 1.5 billion pound loss in the first half of the year, the ...
NatWest Group PLC [1] is a British banking and insurance holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.. The group operates a wide variety of banking brands offering personal and business banking, private banking, investment banking, insurance and corporate finance.
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In 2004, RBS purchased the credit card division of Connecticut-based People's Bank. [16] [17] This purchase allowed Citizens to issue and market its own credit cards. In October 2015, RBS sold its remaining stake in Citizens Financial Group, having progressively reduced its stake through an initial public offering (IPO) started in 2014. [18]