A decade and a half after the global financial crisis, two governments are still reducing their bank stakes

The British and Irish governments separately announced on Tuesday they were trimming stakes in banks they’ve owned since the financial crisis.

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A decade and a half after the global financial crisis, two governments are still reducing their bank stakes

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