Words: Ashley Rigg

Published: 24th August 2009


Are Spanish banks hiding their losses?

Are Spanish banks hiding their losses?
FT Alphaville is reporting that Spain’s total debt owed to banks from developers and the construction industry is almost 50% of Spanish GDP.  Spanish banks are alleged to be hiding their losses and rolling our debt to zombie companies much like Japan did in the lost decade.  The media coverage on the Spanish property market has been savage but is it about to get a whole lot worse?

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