ECB's De Guindos says larger banks in euro zone should consolidate transnationally
MADRID (Reuters) - Larger banks in the euro zone should consolidate transnationally, while for smaller lenders domestic-level mergers are a reasonable way to reduce costs, the European Central Bank's Vice-president Luis de Guindos said on Friday.
Guindos also said that Spain's state-owned Bankia <BKIA.MC> should end up being privatised.
The Spanish government has until 2021 to offload its roughly 60% stake in Bankia.
(Reporting By Jesús Aguado and Clara-Laeila Laudette; editing by Jesús Aguado)