Banco Santander Sets Strict Guardrails for Potential Mexico Deal

WATCH: Banco Santander Executive Chair Ana Botin discusses ECB policy, Europe, Mexico.Source: Bloomberg
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Ana Botin, the chair of Banco Santander SA, called Mexico a “growth engine” for the bank but cautioned that the lender would only seek to buy Citigroup Inc.’s retail business in the country if certain requirements are met.

“I want to be very clear, we will only buy Banamex if we can pay cash,” Botin said Monday in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power With David Westin.”