Investment Banking

Banco de Sabadell slashes costs in a bid to boost profits

Move follows a cost-reduction program in Spain in the first quarter

Banco de Sabadell has outlined its goals for the period through to 2023, in a plan aimed at slashing costs and bolstering profitability.

The Spanish bank said on 28 May that its return on tangible equity — a measure of profitability — is expected to be more than 6% by 2023 compared with around 0% in 2020.

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