Cost efficiency in the Spanish banking sector in the face of margin pressures: Contrast between SIs and LSIs
The sharp rise in interest rates since 2021 has driven up operating expenses for Spanish banks, making cost efficiency a key priority in the current context of slowing margin growth. A comparison between significant institutions (SIs) and less significant institutions (LSIs) highlights differences in cost structures, expense growth, and efficiency gains, with LSIs seeing more intense expense increases but also stronger improvements in efficiency.