Fri, 11 May 2012 19:44:13 GMT
Spain announced new financial sector reforms
Spain's economy minister announced that Spanish banks will have to increase provision for realty loans, which were considered unproblematic, by EUR 30b. Together with requirements regarding problematic loans this will require Spanish banks to accumulate EUR 80b of provisions. In addition, it is planned to hire two autonomous auditors to estimate the value of real estate in Spanish banks and