The troubled British bank, Barclays, has reported a 25 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to $4.85 billion in the first six months of the year.
This compares to profit of just under $400 billion for last year. It comes as the bank has seen a change of leadership and put aside millions more to compensate customers for mis-selling payment protection insurance. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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