Provided by Dow Jones Feb 19, 2021 8:54 AM UTC --NatWest reported a drop in operating pretax profit and swung to a pretax loss for the fourth quarter of 2020, but beat market expectations --The U.K. bank has decided to abandon the Irish market after reviewing its Ulster Bank business --NatWest set new targets, including cutting costs during the next three years, and plans to resume dividend payouts By Sabela Ojea NatWest Group PLC on Friday said that it has begun a phased withdrawal from the Republic of Ireland, as it reported a significant fall in operating pretax profit but resumed dividend payments.