Spanish bank SCH plans to boost investment in telecom group Auna
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Banco Santander Central Hispano, Spain's leading bank, said it had raised its stake in Auna, the country's second-largest telecommunications group, to 32.08 percent from 27.34 percent.
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EU COMPETITION commissioner Mario Monti has backed Banco Santander Centrale Hispanoâs Â£8.75 billion bid for Abbey National. Monti suggested support for a Spanish bid, saying: &quot;At first glance, it is a contribution
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Santander, Spain - Shareholders of Spain&#39;s largest bank, Banco Santander Central, on Thursday approved the Â£8,5-billion takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.
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MADRID/NEW YORK  - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Spain's second-largest bank, agreed to buy Compass Bancshares Inc.  for $9.6 billion, realizing a long-held goal of gaining a solid foothold in fast-growing southern U.S. states.
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Abbey National shareholders are expected to back the takeover of the bank by Spain's Santander Central Hispano at a meeting on Thursday.
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SPAIN&#39;S Banco Santander Central Hispano yesterday revealed plans to speed up its Â£8.4bn bid for Abbey in an apparent effort to thwart interest from other possible bidders.
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Repsol, Spain's biggest oil firm, said Tuesday it planned to invest 3.2 billion euros (4.7 billion dollars) to double capacity at its refinery in Cartagena in southwestern Spain.
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LONDON : Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) underlined its determination to win the battle for Abbey National by announcing plans to sell part of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBoS).
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The bond firm plans to tackle riskier investments.
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Emilio Botin, head of the largest Spanish bank Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH), is to be tried on charges of misappropriating funds, judicial sources said, quoting High Court judge Teresa Palacios.
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A French consortium grouping the Credit Agricole bank and insurance groups Axa and Groupama could acquire the 33.2-percent stake held by the Spanish construction company Saycr in the French group Eiffage, a website reported Monday.
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Spain's biggest bank Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) said it was finalising its acquisition of Britain's Abbey National to create the world's tenth-largest bank.
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SPAINâs Banco Santander Central Hispano is conducting a beauty parade of investment banks to sell the life businesses it will acquire as part of its Â£8 billion takeover of Abbey.
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Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland&#39;s second-biggest bank, plans to combine its Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) securities unit with its banking business in the next two years to boost earnings.
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The Spanish government wants to almost  double its stake in EADS  and bring more of the  European aerospace group&#039;s production to the country, El Pais  reported on Tuesday, quoting an Industry Ministry report.
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BBVA has agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc. for $9.6 billion, the Spanish bank said on Friday, realizing a long-held ambition to gain a firm footing in the United States.
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France Telecom makes 'substantial and significant' investment