The pain in Spain
1 February 2018
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A rise in impairments saw Spain’s second-largest bank by assets report returns below its cost of capital. BBVA’s reliance on emerging markets makes sense given a 4 pct drop in Spanish revenues. But the more it plays in risky climes the higher the return investors will expect.
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