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Barclays agrees £7.3bn fundraiser

Barclays has agreed deals to raise up to £7.3bn from overseas backers to bolster its battered balance sheet in a move that could leave control of up to one-third of the company in the hands of Middle East investors.

Barclays has agreed deals to raise up to £7.3bn from overseas backers to bolster its battered balance sheet in a move that could leave control of up to one-third of the company in the hands of Middle East investors.