30.08.2012 14:17
YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. The Serious Fraud Office has launched a second criminal investigation into Barclays as the agency examines payments the bank made as part of its 2008 Middle Eastern capital raising, CNBC reports referring to The Financial Times.
The bank said on Wednesday evening that the UK’s main prosecutor of corruption had opened a formal criminal probe into the issue.
“Barclays confirms that the Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into payments under certain commercial agreements between Barclays and Qatar Holding LLC,” it said in a short statement.
One person familiar with the investigation said: “The probe has begun. Documents have been requested.”
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