ABN Amro Returns To Amsterdam Stock Market

The largest flotation of a European bank since the financial crisis has taken place, as the Dutch taxpayer aims to recoup some of the estimated €32bn spent on the bailout of ABN Amro. The first sale of stock by the Dutch government raised €3.3bn - with 188 million shares sold  - valuing the bank at almost €17bn. The Bank's name is familiar in Britain because the purchase of ABN in 2007 proved disastrous for Royal Bank of Scotland - ultimately sealing its own need for a b