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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / banking | | Spanish term or phrase: sistema de cajas | XXX ha analizado algunos de los retos a los que ha tenido que enfrentarse la banca. Entre ellos se encuentran la guerra de precios que afecta a las entidades financieras y el avance del ***sistema de cajas***, cuya actuación ha calificado de “extraordinaria y tremendamente eficiente”.
I am not sure if they are referring to the savings bank system or what here. This is from Spain.
Many thanks in advance.
Sheila |
|   Sheila HardieKudoZ activityQuestions: 748 ( 6 open) ( 7 without valid answers) ( 19 closed without grading) Answers: 2938
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| | Savings banks | Explanation:
Hi Sheila
I am also a Spanish resident and have been so for more than twenty years, thirteen of which were working within the banking system. Yes, there is no doubt whatsoever that this refers to Savings banks and not to any sort of automated banking systems.
Anjo´s suggestion is very good, although personally I would just drop system, unless you want to substitue it with scheme or network. I think just savings banks is enough; you could also reverse the idea by calling the 'banca' commercial banking.
suerte y sonrisas,
álvaro :O) |
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moken
Local time: 03:17
| Grading comment Thanks to everyone for your help. I will go along with Álvaro's answer - savings banks is what I thought they meant, but I wasn't sure. Thanks again, Sheila
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11 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 non-commercial banks
Explanation:
The cajas in Spain are like non-commercial savings banks- non-commercial to a certain extent of course, having developed into normal banks with a lot of cultural and social activities.
E.g. La Caixa de Barcelona
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Note added at 2003-07-03 11:44:54 (GMT)
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caja de ahorros: Institución que custodia pequeños capitales privados.
But as I said, they have now developed into banks as any other bank, only with more offices. (Where I live I can walk to three different offices of the same Caixa within 10 minutes)
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 Savings banks
Explanation:
Hi Sheila
I am also a Spanish resident and have been so for more than twenty years, thirteen of which were working within the banking system. Yes, there is no doubt whatsoever that this refers to Savings banks and not to any sort of automated banking systems.
Anjo´s suggestion is very good, although personally I would just drop system, unless you want to substitue it with scheme or network. I think just savings banks is enough; you could also reverse the idea by calling the 'banca' commercial banking.
suerte y sonrisas,
álvaro :O)
| moken
Local time: 03:17
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| | Grading comment | Thanks to everyone for your help. I will go along with Álvaro's answer - savings banks is what I thought they meant, but I wasn't sure. Thanks again, Sheila |
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