Analysts are claiming Northern Rock is likely to have borrowed a further £2.9bn from the Bank of England in the last week, taking its total borrowing to over £10bn. The other assets section of the Bank of Englands weekly accounts show a new £2.9bn loan, which is highly likely to have been lent to another bank as the Bank of England wouldve had to reveal the name of a new borrower. That loan means the Bank of Englands other assets have risen £10.7bn since 12th September, which was just before Northern Rock were forced to ask the Bank for emergency funding .
Meanwhile, suggestions of a takeover saw shares in Northern Rock rise by 7%, with reports suggesting that US private equity group JC Flowers are interested in buying the bank, whilst Citigroup are also said to be monitoring the situation with a view to a takeover.






