{
  "id": 15506819,
  "title": "Banks to announce record profit of 29.2 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/la-banca-anunciara-un-beneficio-record-de-29-200-millones",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T22:15:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/banca/2026/10/19/6ad4b4f0e5fdea5c3e8b4576.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Spanish banks are set to report a record third quarter, with six listed banks expected to post a combined profit of over 29,200 million euros, a 15% increase from the same period last year. Santander is expected to see a 21% increase in profit to 12,544 million euros, boosted by the sale of its Polish business. BBVA, CaixaBank, and Bankinter are also expected to report double-digit growth in profit, while Unicaja and Sabadell are expected to see more modest increases. The banks' results will be influenced by factors such as interest rates, credit demand, and cost discipline, with investors watching for signs of impact from economic uncertainty in countries such as Brazil and Argentina.",
  "summary": "The recovery in net interest income and commercial dynamism drive results, despite macroeconomic uncertainty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}