Javier Alonso: Challenges and opportunities for the Spanish banking industry

Opening address by Mr Javier Alonso, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Spain, at Day Two of the "XXIV Encuentro del Sector Financiero" (24th Financial Industry Meeting), organised by ABC, Deloitte and Sociedad de Tasación, Madrid, 20 April 2017.

The views expressed in this speech are those of the speaker and not the view of the BIS.

I would like to thank you for inviting me to participate in day two of the twenty-fourth (24th) Financial Industry Meeting organised by the newspaper ABC, Deloitte and Sociedad de Tasación. It is a pleasure to be here with you today. I wish to take this opportunity, my first public address as Deputy Governor of the Banco de España, to share with you some reflections regarding the challenges facing the Spanish banking industry in the short and medium-term. 

I wish to take this opportunity, my first public address as Deputy Governor of the Banco de España, to share with you some reflections regarding the challenges facing the Spanish banking industry in the short and medium-term.