Spanish BBVA in 3-billion-euro capital hike
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Less than a week after acquiring a dual stake in China's Citic Group, comprising five percent of China Citic Bank and 15 percent of its Hong Kong unit, Citic International Financial Holdings, Spain's BBVA has said it plans a three billion euro capital hike.
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Business & money: House prices in Spain have risen at a faster pace than anywhere else in the eurozone.
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MADRID, Spain Â· Barcelona moved further ahead in the Spanish league by beating rival Real Madrid 3-0 Saturday in the country&#39;s biggest match.
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Spain's BBVA has agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc. for $9.6 billion in cash and shares, realizing a long-held goal to gain a solid footing in the United States.
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MADRID/LONDON  - Spain's Iberdrola has bid 11.6 billion pounds ($22.5 billion) in cash and shares for Scottish Power to create Europe's third-biggest utility and a world leader in renewable energy.
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Spain&#39;s Princess Sofia, third in line to the throne, was baptised Sunday at the royal Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, palace sources said.
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Private equity companies in Europe raised a record 112 billion euros (150 billion dollars) in 2006, an increase of 56.4 percent compared with 2005, industry association EVCA said Tuesday.
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Spain has seen a sharp rise in its immigrant population, official figures show.
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Cintra is selling 38 percent of its share capital in an effort to raise between 1.53 billion euros and 1.64 billion euros ($1.96 billion to 2 billion), according to media reports.
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BBVA, based in Madrid, Spain, pursued the acquisition based on LNB's presence in the Hispanic market in the Texas-Mexico border area.
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Santander Central Hispano SA said Wednesday that net profit for the third quarter nearly doubled to euro1.17 billion ($1.49 billion), with much of the gain coming from the sale of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5 percent on Thursday, but a strong euro suggests the bank could pause its string of rate hikes next year.
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Spain Tuesday sought more transparency in the country - s business processes as more Spanish investors expressed interest in build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects, particularly roads, water facilities and waste ...
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Miguel Angel Jimenez snatches back the lead on day three of the European Masters.
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The bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.75 percent, and made clear that it was willing to tighten credit further.
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BOLLORE, the sprawling holding company of French corporate raider Vincent Bollore, has upped its stake in advertising group Havas to 10.
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Inflation in the eurozone climbed to 2.4% in October as a result of higher fuel prices, the latest official statistics show.