The Surprising Strength Of Spain's Santander

摘要

In his almost quarter-century as chairman, Emilio Botin has built Banco Santander into the euro region's most valuable bank, in part by engineering more than $70 billion of acquisitions. Now he's pursuing more deals, even as global investors shun Spanish banks, concerned that the country will struggle to control its budget deficit, which ballooned to 11.2 percent of gross domestic product last year.