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Completion of the acquisition of Tesco's retail banking business and commencement of long-term strategic partnership with Tesco

Barclays Bank UK PLC has successfully completed the acquisition of the retail banking business of Tesco Personal Finance plc.

 

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General Motors and Barclays sign long-term credit card partnership agreement

North America’s largest automaker is joining forces with Barclays to build loyalty and engagement with millions of GM customers .

Our UK unlocked insights

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The Barclays Business Prosperity Index 

Barclays has launched the Business Prosperity Index – a new quarterly analysis of business performance and future growth opportunities.

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Retail recovery and enduring entertainment prop up non-essential spending

Retail continued to recover in October amid widespread promotional activity, boosted by online shopping and the strong performance of clothing and department stores.

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‘Finfluencers’: the rise and risks of investment content creators

Barclays’ Savings and Investments Director discusses the risks of ‘finfluencer’ content and the growing investment ‘advice gap’ on social media.

Our Sustainability insights

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Turning the UK’s hydrogen ambitions into a reality

Barclays makes policy recommendations to UK government to support the scaling of private finance to deliver a pragmatic approach to clean hydrogen.

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COP16 – expert view: the role of private finance

Following COP16, Isabelle Millat, Head of Sustainable Finance Global Markets & Barclays Europe, shares her insights into the role of private finance in helping to support National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.

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Transition finance: leading from the front

Barclays details key areas of focus for the UK Government to create the most successful environment for transition finance, critical to global decarbonisation.

Investment Bank insights

View thought-leading highlights by our market experts and analysts from across Barclays Investment Bank.

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Q4 2024 Global Outlook: As goes America, so goes the world

The US will dominate investor focus over the next couple of months, but a new global trade war is the most obvious risk to markets according to our Research analysts.

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150 Trends to 2030: Adjusting for the effect of AI

Trends from cybersecurity to mining technology are being disrupted by AI. Our Research analysts explore what’s important for investors to know this decade.

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Shareholder activism continues at record pace in 2024

Our Investment Banking Shareholder Advisory team sees record activity but notably lower success in contested elections.

About Barclays

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Our Strategy

We have a clear plan to improve our operational and financial performance, and improve total shareholder returns. To do so, over the next three years we will make Barclays Simpler, Better and More balanced.

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Our Structure

We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank.

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Addressing climate change

We have a clear strategy to meet our ambition to be a net zero bank by 2050: by achieving net zero operations, reducing our financed emissions and financing the transition.

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Setting the record straight on Barclays links to the defence sector

To address some of the concerns around our involvement with the defence sector, we’re sharing the facts on what Barclays believes and stands for.