RBS sets £100 million aside to cover Brexit uncertainty
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LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland has taken a 100 million pound impairment provision to account for Brexit uncertainty, in the first concrete sign this is clouding the outlook of a big British bank.The provision means RBS is concerned that its customers might become less able to pay their debts when Britain leaves the European Union in five months' time. While HSBC put aside $245 million at its half-year results to account for greater economic uncertainty, RBS is the first big UK bank to..