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ABN Amro, Barclays agree to merge

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-04-23 16:56

Barclays Bank Chief Executive John Varley (L) and ABN-AMRO's Chairman of the Managing Board Rijkman Groenink speak during a news conference in Amsterdam April 23, 2007. British bank Barclays Plc has agreed to buy Dutch rival ABN AMRO for just over 67 billion euros ($91.1 billion) as it seeks to head off rivals to clinch the world's biggest ever bank takeover. [Reuters]