ROYAL Bank of Scotland declined to comment last night on continuing reports it is under pressure to sell off its Citizens Bank business in the US, as analysts warned that the part-nationalised bank is still a long way from full recovery.
RBS took a big step towards a return to the private sector with its exit from the Government's Asset Protection Scheme last week and chairman Sir Philip Hampton predicted the Government will start selling down its 82% stake before the next election.
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