Barclays' Search for Capital Leads to Two Russian Banks

The Wall Street Journal, 28 Oct 2008, SARA SCHAEFER MUNOZ

LONDON -- Barclays PLC is seeking investments from two state-backed Russian banks in an effort to boost its capital.

The British bank has spoken to OAO VTB and OAO Sberbank about potential capital injections, but it wasn't clear Monday if Barclays' efforts had been successful.

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