imageLONDON: Britain's four biggest lenders have passed the Bank of England's stress tests, which are designed to show their ability to withstand a new economic crisis, the central bank said Tuesday.

Barclays and HSBC, and state-backed pair Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, are strong enough to cope with a painful downturn that would see house prices plunge by 35 percent, the BoE said in a statement.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2014

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