Santander, Spain News

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The Kingdom of Spain is preparing to issue a new 10-year euro bond, after mandating a group of banks to manage the process on Monday.

With Spain tipped by the Post Office to be the cheapest European destination this summer, Tony Looch takes a coach trip through the north and discovers a wealth of history and impressive architecture.

A dog trainer from Yarcombe and her talented canine companion are hoping to put in another top class performance against the best in the world.

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A Spanish court has called the chairmen of the country's top three banks to testify as witnesses in an investigation into the 2011 initial public offering of lender Bankia A small Spanish political party forced Spain's High Court to open an investigation last year into whether former Bankia chairman, Rodrigo Rato, and 32 other former board members ... (more)

In the last instalment of our Spanish series, produced in association with Lonely Planet, John Noble heads off the beaten track Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

The last video captures the sounds of protesters chanting anti-fascist slogans, he says.

Alfredo Senz, chief executive of Banco Santander, Spain's biggest bank, has resigned his post with immediate effect and left the bank's board.

I'm going to take advantage of the 2.8% bounce Monday in the ADRs of Banco Santander to sell the Spanish bank out of my Dividend Income Portfolio .

Alfredo Senz, 70, who alongside Santander executive chairman Emilio Botn is credited as the architect of the bank's transformation from domestic lender to the eurozone's biggest lender by value, will step down immediately to be replaced by Javier Marin, a 46-year-old director of its private bank and insurance arm.

Green Spain has finally emerged from a miserable winter into a glorious if unreliable springtime, so it's time to get out and enjoy the region's natural beauty.

Alfredo Saenz, Chief Executive Officer of Spanish bank Santander, speaks during a news conference to present the company's first quarter profit in Boadilla del Monte, near Madrid, April 26, 2012.

Alfredo SA enz, chief executive of Banco Santander, resigned on Monday, less than a week after the Spanish bank reported that first-quarter net profit fell 26 percent.

Lisbon is to take court action against JPMorgan and Spain's Banco Santander over what it says were "toxic" derivatives sold to public sector companies.

Meaning Making , a new exhibition at the Embassy of Spain , brings contemporary art to Washington from some of the most prominent galleries of the City of Santander .

There have been three recent developments in Spain: the new record high unemployment, the earnings reports of several large banks, and the government's new fiscal forecasts and strategy.

Strong votes from buy-side portfolio managers and analysts, and sell-side equity research professionals give Banco Santander a position on the Most Honored Company list.

Unemployment in Spain jumped to a record 27.2 percent, data showed on Thursday, fuelling a European debate over whether to ditch austerity policies and switch to reviving economic growth.

Banco Santander said on Thursday that first-quarter net profit fell 26 percent, hurt by continuing troubles in Spain and a slowdown in developing economies.