Mr. Berry has said that he was not aware of County NatWest's actions.

Shortly afterward, he left for County NatWest.

County NatWest helped sentiment by declaring itself unreservedly positive on short-term prospects.

Not all businesses had to take as drastic actions as County NatWest.

County NatWest's has cut its forecast to £229m after the exceptionals and property profits.

Lisa Donneson, a newspaper analyst at County NatWest, said the earnings were in line with expectations.

Nicholas Heyman, an analyst at County NatWest, predicts the worst is yet to come.

The move follows the withdrawal of County NatWest last week.

Among the quasi-splits, County NatWest says that the worrying problems relate to capital rather than income.

County NatWest is looking for profits to dip from £34m to £30m, though its brewing business is looking stronger.