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As capital-strapped lenders are forced to sell non-core assets, a complex web of cross-shareholdings is at risk of disappearing Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:53:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7b56a94-ada3-11e2-a2c7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a7b56a94-ada3-11e2-a2c7-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d9369fe-cdfe-11e2-8313-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A court in Madrid sent Miguel Blesa back to prison – less than a month after he posted a €2.5m bail to avoid spending a second night in jail Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:59:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d9369fe-cdfe-11e2-8313-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5d9369fe-cdfe-11e2-8313-00144feab7de 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b36f5286-cc62-11e2-9cf7-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b36f5286-cc62-11e2-9cf7-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df6fd016-c949-11e2-bb56-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Steep increase, shown in official data, helps explain why Spanish government bond yields, which move inversely with prices, continue to tumble Thu, 30 May 2013 17:17:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df6fd016-c949-11e2-bb56-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct df6fd016-c949-11e2-bb56-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f69b5d0-ae90-11e2-8316-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Experts argue there is an increasing risk that the country’s world-class facilities 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6130c84-c3c1-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct More than €200bn of loans rolled over before they expired – often because corporate borrowers would be unable to repay on time and in full, says recent data Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:11 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6130c84-c3c1-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b6130c84-c3c1-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c51f54f2-c3c7-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Spanish bond yields have fallen sharply since the height of the eurozone debt crisis, driven by promise of intervention from the European Central Bank Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:57 GMT 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faster-growing economies in Asia and Middle East Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/656510f4-befb-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 656510f4-befb-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b30de38a-bd52-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Move reflects concern among regulators that banks still shying away from admitting full extent of damage inflicted by long-running economic crisis Wed, 15 May 2013 16:54:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b30de38a-bd52-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b30de38a-bd52-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/342f1cee-bcaf-11e2-9519-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct With more than 6m unemployed, and 1.9m households without breadwinner, economic struggle is seen as more important than political activism Tue, 14 May 2013 16:51:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/342f1cee-bcaf-11e2-9519-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 342f1cee-bcaf-11e2-9519-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a68310b4-b8b5-11e2-a6ae-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Companies are looking to other markets to survive, but analysts caution that this is not enough to offset the drop in domestic demand Thu, 09 May 2013 17:29:54 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a68310b4-b8b5-11e2-a6ae-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a68310b4-b8b5-11e2-a6ae-00144feabdc0 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4d97af2-b169-11e2-b324-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b4d97af2-b169-11e2-b324-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd104cc4-ae8a-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Budget minister says Madrid’s plans to ease austerity, which have Brussels’ support, are ‘compatible’ with the need for economic recovery Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:08:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd104cc4-ae8a-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fd104cc4-ae8a-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db7cc170-ae74-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct After unemployment climbs above 6m, BBVA and Santander report a further squeeze on earnings as they face up to a severe long-term business challenge Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db7cc170-ae74-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct db7cc170-ae74-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5826fc2-ad7e-11e2-a2c7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Continued weakness in employment has intensified the debate over austerity and whether current, Berlin-backed policies are too severe Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:18:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5826fc2-ad7e-11e2-a2c7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e5826fc2-ad7e-11e2-a2c7-00144feabdc0 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to restore Spain’s reputation as a place to do business Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:20:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a46b57dc-9f6f-11e2-b4b6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a46b57dc-9f6f-11e2-b4b6-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d321d498-9182-11e2-b4c9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The economic crunch is choking the flow of bank credit to smaller businesses, with 450,000 having closed in the past five years Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:22:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d321d498-9182-11e2-b4c9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhttp:_www.ft.com_indepth_spain-financial-crisis%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d321d498-9182-11e2-b4c9-00144feabdc0