Multiple choice general knowledge

Barclays (London) has approached a bank with a merger plan for creating a global bank. Which bank are we talking of?

  1. Federal bank

  2. HSBC

  3. ABN AMRO

  4. Grindley’s
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In 2000, Barclays approached Dutch bank ABN AMRO about a potential merger to create a global banking powerhouse. This was part of consolidation wave in European banking at the time. While the merger discussions were serious, the deal ultimately did not materialize, and ABN AMRO was later acquired by a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland in 2007.

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