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Spain’s competition watchdog clears BBVA-Sabadell takeover, now subject to other approvals

News Desk2nd May 20256th May 2025

2nd May 20256th May 20251051

Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, has granted approval for BBVA’s proposed acquisition of Banco Sabadell, but only on condition that several commitments are met within

Spanish government seeks to block BBVA’s hostile bid for rival Sabadell

News Desk10th May 202415th May 2024

10th May 202415th May 20242034

The Spanish Economy and Labour ministers said on Thursday that they opposed the hostile takeover bid launched by BBVA bank for its smaller rival Banco

Banco Sabadell rejects merger offer from BBVA

News Desk7th May 202413th May 2024

7th May 202413th May 20242131

Banco Sabadell has turned down the offer of a possible merger with BBVA, Spain’s second-largest bank, more than three years after it turned down a

Banco Sabadell seeking to cut 1,900 jobs and close 250 branches

News Desk31st August 20217th September 2021

31st August 20217th September 20212987

Banco Sabadell is seeking to cut 1,900 jobs in Spain, around 13% of staff in its home market, a trade union negotiating with the bank

BBVA and Sabadell banks in merger talks

News Desk17th November 202015th December 2020

17th November 202015th December 20202714

Spanish bank BBVA has confirmed that it is in talks with Banco Sabadell, which also owns TSB in the UK, regarding a possible merger between the two

Chinese protest against ‘racist BBVA’ in Madrid

AFP15th February 201917th February 2019

15th February 201917th February 20192968

Hundreds of Chinese citizens staged a rare protest today at an office of Spain’s BBVA bank in Madrid, angrily denouncing that their personal accounts had

Spanish bank BBVA suspected of corporate spying

AFP12th January 201915th January 2019

12th January 201915th January 20192909

Spain’s second-largest bank BBVA is suspected of having used a disgraced former police chief to illegally tap the phones of journalists, politicians and businesspeople to

Sánchez to override court on mortgage tax

Newsdesk / ACN7th November 20187th November 2018

7th November 20187th November 20182604

The Spanish government will put forward legislation so banks, not clients, pay the tax on new mortgages, thus overriding a widely criticised Supreme Court ruling.

Business Economy & Employment

Catalan economy solid, a year after independence bid

AFP28th October 20182nd June 2020

28th October 20182nd June 20202025

Catalonia has enjoyed solid growth since the region’s failed bid to break away from Spain last year despite predictions the uncertainty sparked by the separatist

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