Is president of Banco Santandera financial entity that in February reported profits of 8,124 million euros in 2021, its highest profit since 2011. And she is one of the most powerful women in the world, according to ‘Forbes’.
Ana Patricia Botin61 years old and who assumed the presidency of Santander after the death of his father in September 2014, has become a trend on social networks by giving his recipe to alleviate the escalation in oil and gas prices due to the war in Ukraine.
Committed to Ukraine
And it is that Botín, one of the most influential and rich in the worldis a person committed to Ukraine that he has not hesitated to position himself in the conflict: not in vain has he assured that “Santander will not do new business with Russian companies” in solidarity “with the citizens of Ukraine”:
Santander $SAN will not do new business with Russian companies.
We stand in solidarity with the citizens of Ukraine. Helping in the humanitarian crisis is our top priority. https://t.co/X99OelUcAh
– Santander (@bancosantander) March 7, 2022
The economist has called on citizens to exercise “small actions” with which to help Ukrainians. And by way of example, she has explained the one she has chosen: “I have lowered the heating in my house to 17 degrees”, she has recounted, as President of the European Banking Federation, to four media outlets from the main economies of the Eurozone, including ‘El Mundo’. “These are small things that consumers can do,” she says.
Borrell’s statements
Botín thus reinforces the statements made this Wednesday by the High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union, the Spanish Joseph Borrellwho asked the Europeans to turn down the heating to reduce their “Russian gas consumption” and thus prevent Putin from continuing to finance the war in Ukraine.
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In the same interview, the president highlighted the role of European banks and the offer of “collaboration with governments” to find solutions. In addition, she has explained that the sanctions on the Russian financial system, especially its exclusion from the SWIFT systemis a “ban on their imports”, something that is part of a long list of “very harsh measures with a very real impact on Russia’s ability to defend the ruble”.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.