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Bank wars in Spain: BBVA announces hostile takeover of rival Sabadell – after merger deal failed

SPANISH bank BBVA has launched a hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell after its merger bid was rejected. BBVA will now attempt to bypass Sabadell’s

9 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s government to BAN bank charges for over-65s who withdraw cash from branches

SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nadia Calviño has announced that the government is to ban charges for over-65s and the disabled who withdraw

19 Dec, 2023 @ 10:20

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Spain’s new windfall tax on banks and energy companies could raise more money than predicted

A new windfall tax on excess profits made by banks and energy companies in Spain could net more than the €3 billion forecast for this

21 Feb, 2023 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain's inflation rate shows surprise small fall in August

Number of bankers in Spain earning over a million euros grew from 128 to 221 in 2021

THE NUMBER of bankers in Spain who earn more than €1 million a year grew considerably in 2021, to a total of 221. This is

22 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Bogus quick loan website cyber-scammed victims for €500,000 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent

12 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Inflation predicted to stay around 7% until end of 2022 in Spain as mortgage relief plan is set to be launched

Inflation to stay around 7% until end of 2022 in Spain as mortgage relief deal gets struck with banks

SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño, says the annual inflation rate will stay at around 7% for the rest of the year before falling next year.

22 Nov, 2022 @ 11:27

Lead·National News

Spain announces details of new windfall tax on banks and fuel companies

SPAIN’S government has announced details of its new windfall tax on banks and fuel companies which aims to bring in €7 billion into state coffers

28 Jul, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Leading bank in Spain slams windfall tax plans as profits rise by nearly 11%

BANKINTER executives say plans for a windfall tax on banks in Spain to help fight cost of living rises could hit capital levels, hurt economic

21 Jul, 2022 @ 13:56

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

Pedro Sanchez announces surprise windfall taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

BANKS and energy companies in Spain are to be hit with new ‘temporary’ windfall taxes. The surprise announcement was made in Congress on Tuesday by

12 Jul, 2022 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s CaixaBank promises better services for older customers despite branch closures

SPAIN’S CaixaBank has pledged new and improved services for older customers despite a wave of over 1,500 branch closures in the wake of its merger

28 Jan, 2022 @ 18:08

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Fraudsters Scammed Bank Customers To Get Pin Numbers For Atm Withdrawals In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Fraudsters scammed bank customers to steal PIN numbers for ATM withdrawals in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TWO men have been arrested in Dolores on 25 counts of bank fraud. They illegally obtained PIN numbers which were used in ATMs across Alicante

3 Sep, 2021 @ 15:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

BBVA bank bosses in Spain to reduce compulsory redundacies after one-day strike

Workers at Spain’s BBVA bank will strike next week over redundancy plans

EMPLOYEES at the BBVA bank, the second largest in Spain, are set to strike on June 2 in protest over planned job losses and branch

27 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

THE SMALL PRINT: New bank charges introduced for receiving UK pensions in Spain

SEVERAL high-street Spanish banks have begun charging a fee for receiving money transfers from the UK. Nicole Chandler, 71, is a client of a major

24 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches

THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic – with worse to come in

6 Feb, 2021 @ 14:22

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Scientists create computer model to predict corruption in Spanish provinces

Interestingly, other risk factors for shady shenanigans include real estate tax, a housing price increase, bank openings and the creation of new companies, according to

2 Feb, 2018 @ 12:18

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Politics