The rating agency Moody’s make this night a massive reduction of the note assigned to the Spanish banks, similar to the one held last Monday with the Italian banking.
The firm, according to financial sources, has begun to release to the next cut banks, as is required in these cases.
This reduction will take place on Monday after Moody’s downgraded from one to four steps the note of 26 Italian banks because of their vulnerability to the difficulties facing the eurozone.
Three months ago, in mid-February, the agency announced that it placed the rating on review of 114 European financial institutions in 16 countries, of which Italy and Spain were the most affected, with 24 and 21 entities respectively.
Moody’s justified then this action by the “negative impact and prolonged the crisis in the euro area”, combined with deteriorating credit quality and the challenges faced by banks and securities firms with significant activity in the capital market.
If Moody’s fulfilled his threat, the image of Spanish banks would be hit again, at a time when you’re having a hard punishment by plunging stock Bankia and the impact of the new financial reform.
This reform, which was approved on June 11, raises again the provisions to be made by the industry to consolidate their real estate assets in almost 30,000 million euros.
In this regard, Moody’s said this week that financial reform adopted by the Spanish Government and the nationalization of BFA were “positive” actions, but still left to institutions and creditors “vulnerable” if there are more problem loans.
He added that such actions confirmed the availability there to offer support to public institutions, although the amount and form of aid are “uncertain.”
“This burden will likely increase the already high public debt of Spain,” noted the agency, which expected to exceed 90 percent of GDP in 2014, almost triple the 36% in 2007.
On 30 April, Standard & Poor’s (S & P) downgraded after eleven Spanish financial institutions to do the same days earlier with the national sovereign.
Also another agency, Fitch cut its rating on February 13 Banco Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank and Bankia.

May 17th, 2012
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