Banking
Serious Fraud Office charges Barclays unit over Qatar loan
Accusation of 'unlawful financial assistance' relates to $3-billion loan Barclays secured for Qatar in November 2008
Barclays's operating unit faces a new criminal charge in relation to the lender's controversial £12-billion (€13.5 billion) fundraising at the height of the financial crisis a decade ago.
The accusation of "unlawful financial assistance" against Barclays Bank relates to a $3-billion loan Barclays secured for Qatar in November 2008, the lender said in a statement Monday.
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