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Barclays moves to calm depositors ahead of major statement today

Barclays Bank of Kenya is fighting to prevent a possible bank run after it emerged that its parent company is considering selling its stake in Africa.

The Financial Times reported last week that Barclays would announce the sale of its shares in Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL), which is the Johannesburg-listed firm that manages the lender’s African units.

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