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Ulster Bank closing down for good in Ireland

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  • brianposter
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    colsten said:
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    It always helps to have a bank that you know explain how things work.

  • Thrugelmir
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    edited 21 February 2021 at 7:54PM
    IanManc said:

    Oh I see, so the closure of Ulster bank could be a kind of middle finger to the EU or something?
    No, the disappearance of Ulster Bank in Ireland is the closure of a lossmaking subsidiary in a small banking market.
    Simply dismantling what remains of Fred the Shreds empire that brought the bank to it's knees. Strengthens the UK operation in the process. 
  • colsten
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    edited 29 June 2023 at 1:07AM
    colsten said:
    I am a bit puzzled as to why the British government thinks that closing the branches of British banks will facilitate improving our exports to the wider world.
    What has it got to do with the government? 
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    Oh I see, so the closure of Ulster bank could be a kind of middle finger to the EU or something?
    If it were, the EU would have a collective fit of laughter. Here's a preview of Merkel and Macron learning about it.

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    edited 21 February 2021 at 10:47PM
    colsten said:
    colsten said:
    I am a bit puzzled as to why the British government thinks that closing the branches of British banks will facilitate improving our exports to the wider world.
    What has it got to do with the government? 
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    Oh I see, so the closure of Ulster bank could be a kind of middle finger to the EU or something?
    If it were, the EU would have a collective fit of laughter. Here's a preview of Merkel and Macron learning about it.

    I don't get the point of the OP, it seem to suggest the goverement were somehow directing it for political reasons. 
    In regards to the EU pair, I wouldn't be laughing if I were them given the serious situation the EU is in..........
  • Thrugelmir
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    edited 29 June 2023 at 1:07AM
    colsten said:
    colsten said:
    I am a bit puzzled as to why the British government thinks that closing the branches of British banks will facilitate improving our exports to the wider world.
    What has it got to do with the government? 
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    Oh I see, so the closure of Ulster bank could be a kind of middle finger to the EU or something?
    If it were, the EU would have a collective fit of laughter. Here's a preview of Merkel and Macron learning about it.

    Merkel will be gone soon. 
  • colsten
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    colsten said:
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    It always helps to have a bank that you know explain how things work.

    Hmh. Explain what, to whom, and why? 
  • brianposter
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    edited 22 February 2021 at 10:11AM
    colsten said:
    colsten said:
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    It always helps to have a bank that you know explain how things work.

    Hmh. Explain what, to whom, and why? 

    Do you know what a French Chamber of Commerce does and does not do ?
    Could you understand a Spanish credit report ?
  • colsten
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    edited 22 February 2021 at 10:48AM

    colsten said:
    colsten said:
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    It always helps to have a bank that you know explain how things work.

    Hmh. Explain what, to whom, and why? 

    Do you know what a French Chamber of Commerce does and does not do ?
    Could you understand a Spanish credit report ?
    If I needed this explained, the very last people I would consult are bankers.
  • Thrugelmir
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    colsten said:
    colsten said:
    As of now, the UK Government still owns Natwest Group. 62% is more than enough to have a say in the company's direction.

    Although I don't think exports depend on having one or more of your banks operating in the country you export to.
    It always helps to have a bank that you know explain how things work.

    Hmh. Explain what, to whom, and why? 

    Do you know what a French Chamber of Commerce does and does not do ?
    Could you understand a Spanish credit report ?
    For what purpose? 
  • For what purpose? 
    If you are exporting things abroad you might want to get paid ?


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