CBA, NAB and ANZ close CBD branches
MAJOR banks have closed their CBD branches as the Martin Place cafe siege continues.
THE Commonwealth Bank has closed 10 branches in Sydney’s CBD amid an ongoing siege at a cafe in Martin Place.
A Commonwealth Bank spokeswoman said customers at the bank’s branch at 48 Martin Place, which had been locked down, were safely evacuated.
The bank has closed branches elsewhere in the CBD.
All bank staff in the CBD have been told to stay indoors.
Other major banks have also closed their CBD branches, including Westpac, which has closed 12 branches for the rest of the day. National Australia Bank has closed seven branches and ANZ said on Twitter it would close its CBD branches.
The Reserve Bank of Australia, which is near the Lindt chocolate cafe, is operating with back-up procedures in place.
Treasurer Joe Hockey said he had been in contact with the RBA several times on Monday.
“Operational matters are being appropriately taken care of,” he told reporters in Canberra.
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