Europe is at risk of overregulation, Spanish bank Santander’s executive chair Ana Botín said when speaking at the International Banking Conference in Madrid this week.
Botín said that regulation could strangle growth and productivity, leading to problems for financial stability.
“Regulation kills innovation … we need to understand
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