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RBS chief vows bank will stay rooted in Scotland

Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester yesterday hailed Scotland as an “outstanding location in which to do business”.

Hester, who took over as chief executive from Sir Fred Goodwin last November after Royal ran into extreme financial trouble, pledged that the Edinburgh-headquartered bank’s roots would “remain anchored in Scotland”.