Allied Irish Banks will lay off more than 2,000 employees, as losses widened to €10.16 billion in 2010, The Wall Street Journal reports. The government-controlled lender employs about 13,750 people in the Irish republic and in Northern Ireland and has a further 1,250 staff in the U.K. It will perform the job reduction process in a phased manner. The bank has already received €7.2 billion in government aid and is seeking another €13.3 billion in capital to help cover anticipated loan losses over the next three years.
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