The Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Video Interview Stephen Hester, Group Chief Executive

LONDON, August 6, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a video interview with financial broadcaster http://www.cantos.com, CEO Stephen Hester discusses the bank's half-year performance and underlines the progress made in its core business as well as the progress it's making disposing of some of it non-core assets..

He gives a stout defence of the company's lending record to business and highlights the importance of having a diversified retail and investment banking business. Whilst conceding there is still a lot to do to restore the fortunes of the business and the people's trust in it, he says there's a simple story emerging of the core bank getting stronger by the day.

The interview and transcript are available now on http://www.cantos.com.

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SOURCE The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc