Barclays PLC is a global financial services company engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs nearly 145,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for 48 million customers and clients worldwide. Total assets: £1.49 trillion (as of December 31, 2010). Net income: £4.549 billion (for 2010).
Barclays Bank is a universal bank and is organised within two business "clusters": Global Retail Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management. The Global Retail Banking cluster comprises 4 business units: Barclaycard (credit card and loan provision), Barclays Africa, UK Retail Banking and Western Europe Retail Banking. The Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management cluster comprises 3 business units: Barclays Capital (investment banking), Barclays Corporate (commercial banking) and Barclays Wealth (wealth management).
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Barclays :: Press Releases
27.04.2011 Barclays PLC reports first quarter 2011 net profit of £1.01 billion (approx. US$ 1.67 billion), compared to £1.07 billion in the first quarter 2010 (down 5.94%).
15.02.2011 Barclays PLC reports full-year 2010 net profit of £4.6 billion (approx. $7.1 billion) compared with net profit of £3.5 billion in 2009 (up 30%).
17.12.2010 Barclays announces that Robert E Diamond Jr will become Group Chief Executive on 1 January 2011. More
09.11.2010 Group ended the first nine months of 2010 with profit before tax of 4,274 million pounds (up 4%). More
03.11.2009 Barclays Bank PLC has agreed to acquire Standard Life Bank Plc from Standard Life Plc for a consideration of £226m, payable in cash upon completion. More
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Islamic finance assets to hit US$ 1.1 trillion in 2012 - 22.11.2011 Islamic finance assets around the world are expected to climb 33% from their 2010 levels to $1.1 trillion by the end of 2012, boosted by the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings and dissatisfaction with conventional finance in the wake of the global debt crisis, consultants Ernst & Young said in a report on Tuesday. Source: Reuters
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Spotlight on Islamic Retail Banking – strategies for fast growing industry - 07.10.2011 Islamic Banking is young but fast growing industry what brings challenges as need for standardization, expanding at the market, lack of public awareness about Islamic Banking (misinterpretation) and limited resources of qualified people in this particular industry. Source: Fleming Gulf
JBIC inks $43bn credit line pact with Japan banks - 05.10.2011 The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said Wednesday that it has signed separate pacts with three major Japanese banks to give them a combined $43 billion, or Y3.3 trillion, credit line, as part of the government's steps to encourage companies to go ahead with M&As overseas. Source: Nikkei
Barclays PLC is a global financial services company engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs nearly 145,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for 48 million customers and clients worldwide. Total assets: £1.49 trillion (as of December 31, 2010). Net income: £4.549 billion (for 2010).
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