Former publisher and editor of Spero News

Continuing turmoil in Russia and Asia has been giving those planning Europe's common currency a case of indigestion.

Banco Santander's bid for Banco Español de Credito closes an unhappy chapter in the latter's history: one featuring former Chairman Mario Conde.

Sol Melia of Spain is restructuring its corporate makeup in an operation that will create the world's ninth largest hotel group.

The Bank of Spain's decision to lower its benchmark interest rate 25 basis points to 3.50% Tuesday looks likely to be the first in a new round of euro-zone rate cuts, analysts said.

Spain's bank are leading a charge into Latin America.

Spain's repurchase tender scheduled for today could signal the future trend of euro-zone interest rates.

Merger frenzy returned to the Spanish banking sector early Wednesday after Grupo Argentaria said it plans to integrate four of its main units sooner than expected.

As European economic and monetary union (EMU) looks increasingly like a foregone conclusion, analysts are in agreement that the Spanish peseta will drift toward its central parity of ESP85.07 to the Deutsche mark in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM).