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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Anna Wise

NatWest ‘grateful’ to UK taxpayers as Government prepares to offload stake

NatWest Group has appointed Paul Thwaite as its permanent chief executive (Alamy/PA) -

The chairman of NatWest said it has “fixed the issues of the past” and thanked UK taxpayers for their “intervention and support” as the bank nears a return to private ownership, 16 years after being bailed out by the Government.

Rick Haythornthwaite, speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM), said it would be a symbolic moment when the Government no longer has shares in the bank.

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