Barclays rules out disposals to sweeten ABN bid

By Sean Farrell, Financial EditorPublished: 15 September 2007Barclays yesterday ruled out selling parts of ABN Amro to sweeten its offer for the Dutch bank, which lags behind a rival bid by Royal Bank of Scotland.John Varley, Barclays' chief executive, added that the falling value of his bank's share-based bid reflected ABN's true value in turbulent markets, unlike the largely cash offer from the