Silobreaker: Spain Business Brief - Wednesday October 28 2009

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Published 10/28/2009 by Typically Spanish

Spain Business Brief - Wednesday October 28 2009

Banco Santander has announced profits for the first nine months of the year at 6.740 billion €, 3% down on last year at the same time. However the bank is now placing 2.247 billion aside as a provision for bad debt. A statement from Santander said the numbers allowed them to...

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Spain Business Brief - Wednesday October 28 2009