Ahead of the first-half profit results due out from RBS and other listed banks in the coming days, the Edinburgh bank reported that over the past 12 months the number of small business start-ups taking accounts with the bank increased 11%.
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Small businesses thrive
The rate of new business start-ups north of the border is outstripping the rest of the UK, Royal Bank of Scotland has reported, as the banking sector prepares for a wave of criticism about its profit levels this week.
