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Spain’s tourism sector forecast to break €260bn by end of year – and account for 16% of GDP

SPAIN’S tourism industry is set to smash records this year. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has forecast that the sector will contribute a

1 Sep, 2025 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s €45 BILLION submarine contract snubbed as Canada opts for German shipbuilder

SPAIN’S economy has been dealt a blow after an offer from a Spanish manufacturer to secure a €45 billion contract to rebuild Canada’s submarine fleet

1 Sep, 2025 @ 13:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Up to 80% of new jobs in Spain may be replacement roles as the ‘baby boomer’ generation starts to retire

SPAIN is entering a decade of unprecedented retirements that will reshape its labour market and test the resilience of its economy. Data from the Public

31 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

A brief introduction to the benefits of factor investing

By Peter Dougherty ‘Factor investing’ is the process of constructing an investment portfolio that contains groups of stocks (or other assets) with certain traits, such

31 Aug, 2025 @ 08:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Say goodbye to Sunday shopping: Here are Mercadona (and other supermarkets’) new opening hours for September on the Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S leading supermarket chain Mercadona will return to its standard opening hours from Monday, September 1, as the summer tourist season winds down across the

30 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead

British telecoms giant Vodafone signs on for ambitious underwater tunnel between Spain and Morocco

UK firm Vodafone has signed a contract to provide telecommunications for the construction planning team involved with the proposed tunnel linking Spain and Morocco. Vodafone’s

29 Aug, 2025 @ 15:04

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain abandons €10 million defence contract with Huawei: Madrid fears China could use equipment to spy on critical infrastructure

SPANISH officials have made the last-minute decision to pull the plug on a €10 million defence contract set to be awarded to Huawei, the Chinese

29 Aug, 2025 @ 13:39

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive net profit rise in 2022

El Corte Ingles, Carrefour and Ikea among companies in Spain calling for migrants to fill 16,000 vacancies

A LEADING employers’ association representing retail giants including El Corte Ingles has called on the Spanish government to launch an urgent immigration plan designed to

27 Aug, 2025 @ 11:29

Business & Finance·Lead

Average pension for freelancers in Spain skyrockets after labour reforms take effect

FREELANCERS in Spain are finally seeing their pensions climb above the €1,000 threshold, after years of lagging behind salaried workers. According to new figures published

26 Aug, 2025 @ 15:47

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

WhatsApp Warning: How your favourite phone chat app can easily turn into a hackers playground

THINK WhatsApp is just for sharing holiday selfies and planning your next tapas crawl? Think again. It’s now the hottest spot for cyber tricksters looking

23 Aug, 2025 @ 16:47

Business & Finance·National News·Other News·Sponsored

Man loses dead wife's inheritance in Spain because he started a new relationship

Set for an inheritance windfall in Spain? This one tip can stop you from also getting the debts – including mortgages, credit card bills and even unpaid gas bills

HEIRS in Spain who don’t formally reject an inheritance could find themselves personally liable for the deceased’s debts – including outstanding mortgages, credit card bills

23 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Air Europa cyberattack: Airline tells anyone who has bought a ticket to CANCEL their credit cards

Turkish Airlines banks on South American tourism market with €300m stake in Spain’s Air Europa

TODAY Turkish Airlines announced that its offer of a minority stake in the Spanish airline company Air Europa has been accepted. This new deal means

20 Aug, 2025 @ 15:16

Business & Finance·Other News·Travel News

EXPLAINER: What is the scheme to help people move to Spain’s dwindling rural villages?

FANCY moving to rural Spain? Have a business idea? Why not consider HolaPueblo? As populations increasingly leave the Spanish countryside and move to urban environments,

20 Aug, 2025 @ 14:25

Business & Finance·Other News

How Legal Marketing Builds Long-Term Client Relationships

CLIENT relationships do not only entail winning cases but also maintaining both trust and consistency, and ensuring that the clients do not lose touch with

20 Aug, 2025 @ 13:47

Business & Finance

Injunctions and Property Disputes: Protecting What’s Yours

HAVE you ever had a neighbor just erect a fence midway in your backyard like Sims in real life? The matter of property disputes gets

20 Aug, 2025 @ 13:37

Business & Finance

Gala success: Up to €100,000 raised for poor kids in Africa at glitzy World Vision bash in Marbella

A GLAMOROUS charity auction in Marbella has raised over €80,000 for impoverished children in Africa. The glittering World Vision Gala at Puente Romano Hotel, saw

19 Aug, 2025 @ 18:20

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Andalucia hires Japanese company responsible for UK Post Office scandal to develop AI in healthcare

THE company behind the UK Post Office’s disastrous Horizon system, that saw innocent postmasters jailed, has signed a deal to provide AI based software for

19 Aug, 2025 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain rebalances to China amid a Trump slump in exports to US

SPAIN’S exports to the United States fell by 5% in the first half of 2025 as Donald Trump’s tariff war begins to bite – with

19 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead

How Private Investigators Help Improve Corporate Governance in the UK

UK businesses will face tighter compliance requirements. Private investigators don’t just solve problems, they stop them before they start. Their roles include finding hidden problems,

19 Aug, 2025 @ 15:56

Business & Finance·Other News

Common Misconceptions About Employment Law and Employee Rights

THE rumour in a workplace flies as fast as the kettle boils, but worse legal advice travels even faster. One of the co-workers swears that

19 Aug, 2025 @ 15:46

Business & Finance·Other News

Spain’s stock market equals record as minister declares ‘we are not in a real estate bubble’

SPAIN’S stock market, the IBEX 35, has broken the 15,000-point barrier for only the second time in its history. The country’s benchmark stock index closed

19 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Marbella’s La Cañada shopping centre to become the biggest in Malaga after €12m expansion gets greenlight

LA Cañada, the largest shopping centre in Malaga province, has been given the green light for a major €12m expansion. In a move set to

19 Aug, 2025 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

Tourism in Spain’ Andalucia keeps soaring despite sky-high prices

ANDALUCIA is breaking records again this summer despite prices hitting historic peaks and inflation biting hard. Last-minute bookings are being thanked for the book, with

18 Aug, 2025 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Good news for variable mortgage holders in Spain as Euribor rate falls more than expected

Behind Bank of England rate cut: Weak growth, looming tax squeeze

Expats in Spain with property, pensions, or investments linked to the UK are being urged to act after the Bank of England cut interest rates

18 Aug, 2025 @ 10:54

Business & Finance

We’re all poorer: Food prices in Spain shoot up at three times the rate of wages since 2019

THE price rises of food in Spain has far outstripped the boost in wages over the last six years, leaving everyone poorer. Filling a shopping

15 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

How to Teach Kids Money Management: Top Financial Lessons for Parents in the UK, US and Spain

By Peter Dougherty WHAT large financial risks do you currently face? That your investment portfolio might suffer losses if there’s a sudden stock market downturn?

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:01

Business & Finance·Columnists·Lead

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Spain’s tourism sector forecast to break €260bn by end of year – and account for 16% of GDP

Spain’s €45 BILLION submarine contract snubbed as Canada opts for German shipbuilder

Up to 80% of new jobs in Spain may be replacement roles as the ‘baby boomer’ generation starts to retire

A brief introduction to the benefits of factor investing

Say goodbye to Sunday shopping: Here are Mercadona (and other supermarkets’) new opening hours for September on the Costa del Sol

British telecoms giant Vodafone signs on for ambitious underwater tunnel between Spain and Morocco

Spain abandons €10 million defence contract with Huawei: Madrid fears China could use equipment to spy on critical infrastructure

El Corte Ingles, Carrefour and Ikea among companies in Spain calling for migrants to fill 16,000 vacancies

Average pension for freelancers in Spain skyrockets after labour reforms take effect

WhatsApp Warning: How your favourite phone chat app can easily turn into a hackers playground

Set for an inheritance windfall in Spain? This one tip can stop you from also getting the debts – including mortgages, credit card bills and even unpaid gas bills

Turkish Airlines banks on South American tourism market with €300m stake in Spain’s Air Europa

EXPLAINER: What is the scheme to help people move to Spain’s dwindling rural villages?

How Legal Marketing Builds Long-Term Client Relationships

Injunctions and Property Disputes: Protecting What’s Yours

Gala success: Up to €100,000 raised for poor kids in Africa at glitzy World Vision bash in Marbella

Spain’s Andalucia hires Japanese company responsible for UK Post Office scandal to develop AI in healthcare

Spain rebalances to China amid a Trump slump in exports to US

How Private Investigators Help Improve Corporate Governance in the UK

Common Misconceptions About Employment Law and Employee Rights

Spain’s stock market equals record as minister declares ‘we are not in a real estate bubble’

Marbella’s La Cañada shopping centre to become the biggest in Malaga after €12m expansion gets greenlight

Tourism in Spain’ Andalucia keeps soaring despite sky-high prices

Behind Bank of England rate cut: Weak growth, looming tax squeeze

We’re all poorer: Food prices in Spain shoot up at three times the rate of wages since 2019

How to Teach Kids Money Management: Top Financial Lessons for Parents in the UK, US and Spain

YOU’RE COOKING THAT?: The Christmas dishes of half a dozen top Spanish chefs, some who won’t touch the festive favourite Jamon

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back at the biggest news stories of 2022 – including the Queen’s death, the invasion of Ukraine – and Covid

Tourist beds hit record 700,000 in Andalucia – can the region handle the boom?

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Spain’s 10 unbelievable WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say