Spain's economy minister says Catalan bank clients, business have nothing to fear

Reuters

Published Oct 04, 2017 03:26AM ET

Spain's economy minister says Catalan bank clients, business have nothing to fear

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister said on Wednesday that the clients of Catalan banks and businesses have nothing to fear from a growing crisis in the region which has said it will declare independence from the rest of Spain following a banned referendum.

"Catalan banks are Spanish banks and European banks are solid and their clients have nothing to fear," Luis de Guindos said on the sidelines of a conference in Madrid.