Spain's BBVA will decide shortly whether to move ahead with its hostile bid for Sabadell after reassessing cost savings in light of conditions imposed by the Spanish government, the bank's manager for Spain said on Wednesday.

The Spanish government said it would clear Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s hostile bid for smaller peer Banco de Sabadell on the condition that the banks don’t legally merge for up to five years.Spain’s Ministry of Economy,

The Spanish banking behemoth BBVA is considering its €14 billion hostile takeover of smaller rival Sabadell, following the Spanish government’s imposition of a five-year moratorium on combining the two banks’ operations, which casts doubt on the viability of projected cost savings.