LONDON – Barclays has entered into an agreement with Citigroup for the latter to conduct a buyback of Barclays’ shares on behalf of the British bank, Barclays said on Friday.
Barclays on Thursday had announced the 500 million pounds ($610.80 million) buyback while reporting its first half profits.
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(Reporting By Lawrence White; editing by Carmel Crimmins)