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The RoyalBank of Scotland Group PLC is one of Scotland's three national clearing banks and one of the oldest in the UK, founded in Edinburgh in 1727 by Royal Charter.
Accordingly the "New Bank" was chartered in 1727 as the RoyalBank of Scotland.
In August 2005 RoyalBank of Scotland purchased a 5% stake in the Bank of China.