Consortium members have had to offer higher rates of interest to borrowers and turn to docile retail investors for funds.

联盟成员需要对借款者课以更高利率，并向温驯的散户筹集资金。

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There are still a number of uncertainties for Barclays, including whether the Dutch Central Bank -- a regulator that has said it will assess any takeover proposals of ABN with "great meticulousness" -- will support the RBS consortium, and what sort of offer the consortium will come back with.

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Turner emphasised that his consortium's offer for the club is genuine.

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Prior to that date the Dutch bank's shares had been trading between the Barclay's bid and the RBS consortium's indicative offer.

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