• The deal reduces the bank's balance of doubtful loans by €77.24 million

Bankia has signed an agreement to sell a portfolio of €102.97 million in doubtful and failed loans in different industrial sectors, although predominately real estate developer risk.

The loans in the commercially-named 'Gold' portfolio are partly secured by real estate guarantees.

The sale will achieve a dual objective. Firstly it will reduce the level of non-performing assets by selling these doubtful and failed loans, while also improving liquidity and freeing up funds that can be used to provide new credit.

The sale of this portfolio will reduce Bankia's doubtful loans heading by €77.24 million.

The operation was carried out as a competitive tender among leading institutional investors and financial institutions to maximise the price obtained.

This was Bankia's first portfolio sale in 2017 and marks yet another step in the bank's commitment to divest all non-core assets.

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