NatWest Returns to Private Ownership as U.K. Government Completes Exit
The U.K. has fully exited its stake in NatWest NWG 0.31%increase; green up pointing triangle as governments across Europe move to unload holdings in banks they bailed out during the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
Following the rapid unwinding of its position in recent months, the Treasury sold its final shareholding in the British high street bank Friday.
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