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Banca > Research 2005-10-13 11:06
Santander é agora o banco espanhol preferido pelo Deutsche Bank

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O Santander Central Hispano é o banco espanhol preferido pelo Deutsche Bank, destronando o rival Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), segundo uma nota de 'research' hoje divulgada.

A casa de investimento alemã justifica esta opção pela recuperação do negócio do Santander na América Latina e pelas crescentes sinergias com o britânico Abbey National.

Em termos europeus, os bancos preferidos pelo Deutsche Bank são o britânico Barclays, o francês BNP Paribas, o espanhol Santander, o alemão Deutsche Postbank, o grego National Bank of Greece e o nórdico SEB.

Venezuela 'targets private banks'

President Chavez has called for 'Socialism of the 21st Century'
The Venezuelan government is reported to be planning to insist that all private banks appoint two state representatives to their board.
Such a move is likely to be part of the country's forthcoming new banking law, according to the UK's Financial Times.

A continuation of left-wing President Hugo Chavez's aim to create "socialism of the 21st Century", a number of foreign banks would be affected.

Among them are Spanish institutions Banco Santander and BBVA.

Both own Venezuelan banks - Banco de Venezuela and Banco Provincial respectively.

Other large banks in the country that are likely to be hit include Banco Mercantil and Banesco.
'Political determinations'

The reported move to put government representatives on the boards of private banks comes as businesses across Venezuela are being asked to ensure 20% worker representation in their board rooms.

Analysts say that the government's chosen bank appointees would be there to ensure loans and other money flows are more determined by left-leaning political considerations rather than pure financial gain factors.

"The government has a revolutionary project and by necessity that has to go through controlling the flow of credit," Venezuelan banking expert Francisco Faraco told the FT.

Venezuela is the world's fifth largest oil exporter, and a key ally of Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Last month US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accused both Venezuela and Cuba of fermenting unrest in Bolivia.