A woman walks past a branch of Barclay's South African subsidiary Absa bank in Cape Town
A woman walks past a branch of Barclay's South African subsidiary Absa bank in Cape Town, March 1, 2016. Barclays Plc reported a 2 percent fall in full-year adjusted pre-tax profit on Tuesday and unveiled plans to simplify its UK & international operations to boost returns and cut costs, primarily by exiting its historic African business. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings