Word: argentaria
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Dates: during 2004-2004
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...Giavazzi says, Santander's move in Britain demonstrates how many barriers remain to such transnational deals. Santander had already been blocked from taking over France's Société Générale in 1999 because the bid came from abroad. When Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria tried to merge with Italy's UniCredito Italiano the same year, Italy's regulator, too, balked at the idea of an Italian bank falling into foreign hands. In Abbey's case, U.K. competition regulations may have given Santander the edge...
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