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Sunday 13 September 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Saturday 01 June 2019 1:38 am

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By: admindrupal

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STEPHEN Hester, chief executive of part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has warned a rapid boom after the recession could actually be damaging. In a BBC interview, Hester said a “gradual emergence from recession” that sees the economy “rebalance”is the best possible outcome.

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