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Barclays sets aside extra £700m for PPI | Barclays sets aside extra £700m for PPI |
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Barclays has set aside an extra £700m to meet compensation claims for mis-selling payment protection insurance. | |
The news came as the bank reported a 13% jump in group pre-tax profits to £2.34bn for the first six months of the year. | |
The lender has been undergoing a major restructuring to focus on its core UK and US business. | |
Chief executive Jes Staley said: "Our business is now radically simplified, the restructuring is complete." | |
Barclays said it had set aside £2.1bn to deal with PPI complaints, but this was open to review. |