Reply #31

In the discussion thread: Germany is in the wrong, very wrong, in Europe, and must be corrected. Further information: [View all]

Response to Ghost Dog (Reply #11)

Sun May 20, 2012, 09:31 PM

FarCenter (13,057 posts)

31. I thought that it was the British banks that led the financing of the Spanish real estate boom?

Spain is target for UK banks

Freitag, 5. Oktober 2007

Spain is beginning to feel the benefits of increased foreign investment in the country, with British financial services providers leading the way.

According to newspaper the Times' online business section, British banks are starting to exploit the immense opportunities presented by the Spanish market, with Barclays' 500 Iberian branches setting the standard.

Banks like Lloyds TSB are now looking to achieve similar expansion by targeting both the large British ex-pat community and also Spanish investors, who the Times claims are particularly savvy in tending to deal with several banks simultaneously.

Being a member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain will help Lloyds TSB to establish itself, with the forum boasting 400 members, many of whom are prominent FTSE 100 companies well-established in the Spanish market.

http://www.bancajahabitat.de/info/real-estate-news/spain-is-target-for-uk-banks.aspx

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

47 replies	Author	Time	Post
Germany is in the wrong, very wrong, in Europe, and must be corrected. Further information: [View all]	Ghost Dog	May 2012	OP
Here's an example of a move in the right direction from Germany, though: German pay deal offers euro	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#1
BTW, here's a reminder of how this all started (ca. 2008)	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#2
When do they have elections in Germany?	sabrina 1	May 2012	#3
Fall 2013, by the looks of it:	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#7
Don't be too harsh on the not guaranteeing peace remark	DFW	May 2012	#20
Yes, I understand that.	sabrina 1	May 2012	#22
I'd have to reserve judgment until I saw the original text	DFW	May 2012	#37
Well, you have a point.	sabrina 1	May 2012	#46
Greece needs to give back the money or take it's medicine. The EU needs more central power over	RB TexLa	May 2012	#4
I partially agree...	Neue Regel	May 2012	#6
I think the concept of national sovereignty belongs in the ashbin of history	RB TexLa	May 2012	#8
Ojalá.	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#12
You mean the Bankers have to give back the money, I'm sure.	sabrina 1	May 2012	#13
Good thing you are not in charge of anything.	girl gone mad	May 2012	#14
You think they should be able to take the bailout and be able to run up debt	RB TexLa	May 2012	#30
I disagree	Neue Regel	May 2012	#5
German workers should receive higher wages and pay higher prices for consumer goods	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#9
WTF???? On what do you think the Greeks were spending those Euros? Hint, it wasn't	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#10
German (and other) banks and such "invested" (speculated) heavily in Spain's	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#11
I thought that it was the British banks that led the financing of the Spanish real estate boom?	FarCenter	May 2012	#31
Of course.	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#33
Just to make sure I understand you...	Neue Regel	May 2012	#24
The money doesn't go to the people. Where do you think all these bailouts are going?	sabrina 1	May 2012	#25
Okay then	Neue Regel	May 2012	#26
Who said anything about the German people contributing their tax money to prop up the system?	sabrina 1	May 2012	#27
The person to whom I replied did	Neue Regel	May 2012	#29
Well I don't think there is any doubt about the trade deficit.	sabrina 1	May 2012	#45
I do believe you are preaching to the choir	Neue Regel	May 2012	#43
Bingo.	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#47
You have exactly construed my meaning - Greek consumers and	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#39
I understamd the concept of selling to other markets	Neue Regel	May 2012	#42
I would agree with you IF you had just said that the Greeks need to increase taxes on those who	jwirr	May 2012	#18
I wondered how long it would be before the old 'blame the victims' meme would show up.	sabrina 1	May 2012	#23
Greece doesn't have to cut social services	Neue Regel	May 2012	#44
Germany is in the wrong . . . for providing all this money others have demanded of them	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#15
It was the other way round. Really.	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#17
The eurozone has the wrong membership	FarCenter	May 2012	#16
Well, for a while there I was strongly of the opinion	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#19
The EU itself is a fundamentally misguided idea that flies in the face of historical trends.	FarCenter	May 2012	#28
The greatest anachronism is of course	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#32
There are several candidates for breakup	FarCenter	May 2012	#38
The Euro zone should never have included countries with cooked books and huge deficits	DFW	May 2012	#21
Seems to me both the Germans and Greeks should be going after Josef Ackermann from Deutsche Bank	suffragette	May 2012	#34
Ackerman is one nasty character, for sure	DFW	May 2012	#35
Far as I can tell, he's still in charge at IIF	suffragette	May 2012	#41
You're right. Germany should fuck off out of the EU	Ghost Dog	May 2012	#36
Germany would leave the EU and NATO before getting into ANY war	DFW	May 2012	#40

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.