VOL. XXXIII

NO. 20

19-FEBRUARY-1990

Financial and Banking News

Investment Activities

KIO Cuts Stake in Royal Bank of Scotland

The Kuwait Investment Office (KIO) has reduced its stake in the Royal Bank ofScotland from 6.06% to 2.34% after selling a block of 28mn shares to ScottishEquitable Life Assurance Society. The KIO has held an important stake in RoyalBank since 1982, which reached a peak of 22% in May 1987.