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Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday reported a rise in second-quarter net profit as the once global bank continued its retreat to the UK.
The bank, which is 78% owned by the British government, said net profit came in at £293 million ($457.2 million), compared with £230 million in the same period last year. Revenue fell to £4.3 billion from £4.9 billion.