Keeping it in the family

Ana Botin has been appointed the new chairwoman of the Spanish banking giant Santander, following the death on Tuesday night of her father, Emilio Botin.

Half-hearted bank robbery in Málaga

A 35 year old man walked into a branch of the Caixa bank in Málaga, informed the three employees present that he was armed and intended to rob them. He then reassured the staff and asked them to call the police because he had lost his business in the crisis and was desperate and wanted to go to jail.

Quirky time

Summer is here, the population is increasing so it’s time for some of those quirky decisions we’ve come to love. Well, tolerate. The Post Office, as from today, is now only open from 08:30 to 14:30 Monday to Friday and from 08:30 to 13:30 on Saturday.

CajaSur opens as normal

The 474 branches of the CajaSur bank have opened as normal today after the Bank of Spain intervention at the weekend.