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Updated on 15 February 2009

Royal Bank of Scotland is set to reveal a savage worldwide cost-cutting drive that could lead to the loss of up to 20,000 jobs, it has been reported .

The bank - which is 68% owned by the taxpayer - is understood to be planning the move as it gears up to report losses of up to £28 billion later this month.

According to the Sunday Times, RBS boss Stephen Hester is to draw up a new business plan, which will slash costs by hundreds of millions of pounds and could lead to a further 10,000 to 20,000 job cuts.

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