Sept 14 (Reuters) - The UK government on Saturday announced a total of over 1.25 billion pounds ($1.69 billion) of private U.S. investment in the UK's financial services sector including PayPal PYPL.O, Bank of America BAC.N, Citi Bank C.N and S&P SPGI.N.
New U.S. investments will create 1,800 jobs from Belfast to Edinburgh and boost benefits for millions of customers, the statement said.
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(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
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