profits 2013

Big Spanish banks rise profits fourfold to €8bn

MADRID | By Francisco López | As lower provisions, sale of assets and gains from financial operations enable big names such as Santander, BBVA, Caixabank, Bankia, Popular and Sabadell to multiply profits by four, the FT encourages to invest on Spanish banks, especially on medium size entities. However they have an unfinished business: profitability.