MADRID: Spanish banks, which slimmed down after a property boom went bust in 2008, are once again closing branches and slashing jobs as their profitability is hit by stiff competition.
The country’s three biggest lenders—Santander, BBVA and CaixaBank—last week all posted lower first quarter net profits, especially in Spain, which is grappling with a jobless rate of 21 percent
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