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The State Bank of Vietnam is believed to have spent many billions of dollars recapitalising Saigon Commercial Bank to prevent a wider banking panic.

UK Finance, the banking and lenders' trade body, said only 3% of mortgage-holders were currently paying off a mortgage after the age of 65.

The Rothschilds, a sprawling Jewish family originally from Frankfurt, Germany, long dominated European banking, with its English and French branches playing major roles in finance and politics, most notably during the 18th and 19th centuries.

After typing in London, she got on with a few tasks - including "a bit of online banking".

But the chancellor is banking that the impact of the Budget, next spring's spending review and forthcoming reforms to skills, planning and more can ignite some economic growth.