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Industrial production prices in Spain soar by over 40% in February in biggest rise since records began

INDUSTRIAL production prices in Spain notched up a record annual rate for the fifth successive month in February according to figures released on Friday by

25 Mar, 2022 @ 12:59

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Volkswagen to make electric car batteries at new site in Spain's Valencia area

Car giant Volkswagen to produce electric car batteries at new site in Spain’s Valencia area

VOLKSWAGEN’S car battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, 30 kilometres north of Valencia City. The factory, costing around €7 billion to

23 Mar, 2022 @ 11:09

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Companies Must Register Their Riders As Employees In Barcelona, Spain 04 Mar 2021

Deliveroo leaves Spain after losing €23 million in two years

FOOD delivery service Deliveroo has announced it will cease operating in Spain citing huge economic losses since the start of the pandemic. The company reported

18 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Fuel prices pump up inflation rate to 2.6% in Spain

Spain’s inflation rate soars with effects of Russian sanctions still to bite

SPAIN has recorded its biggest annual inflation hike since 1989 according to figures released on Monday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). Preliminary numbers for February

28 Feb, 2022 @ 13:21

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as 'terrible blow' to economic recovery of Spain's Valencia region

Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as ‘terrible blow’ to economic recovery of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

VALENCIAN Community president, Ximo Puig, has branded Thursday’s invasion of the Ukraine by Russia as a ‘terrible blow’ to the recovery of the region’s economy

24 Feb, 2022 @ 17:25

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Inflation rises in Spain due to higher electricity prices and tourist-related services

Spain’s annual inflation rate falls for first time since February 2021

INFLATION in Spain fell in January according to figures produced on Monday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). The INE says that January’s rate was 6%

31 Jan, 2022 @ 13:51

Lead·National News

Spain announces its best job figures since financial crash of 2008

Spain announces its best job figures since banking crisis of 2008

SPAIN has announced the highest number of people in work since the 2008 banking crisis. Over 20 million people are employed with 840,700 new jobs

27 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez says Spain's creating 'quality jobs' in biggest unemployment fall for 17 years

Pedro Sanchez says Spain’s creating ‘quality jobs’ as unemployment tumbles in 17-year record fall

SPAIN created 782,232 new jobs in 2021 in the biggest annual fall in registered jobless since 1995. December’s figures from the Labour Ministry saw 76,782

4 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Year of decision beckons for Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez

Is Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enjoying a New Year’s Day glass of cava as he mulls calling an early General Election in 2022? The leader

1 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Opinion·Politics

Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM residents can get a €50 discount on city shopping until the end of the year. The ‘BenidormTeDaMas’ scheme allows anybody aged 18 and over

10 Dec, 2021 @ 12:06

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain reaches the highest ‘misery index’ in Europe

LIFE in Spain has often been considered a laid-back, sun-drenched alternative to gloomier spots on the continent. But in recent years, economic woes have cast

2 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain's inflation rate reaches lowest number in almost two years

Food price rises take Spain’s inflation rate to levels not seen since 1992

RISING food and fuel prices have rocketed Spain’s inflation rate to its highest figure an almost three decades. Inflation stands at 5.6% up by 0.2%

29 Nov, 2021 @ 15:18

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain’s lower house of parliament

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has seen his draft budget for 2022 approved by Spain’s lower house of parliament. Thursday’s Congress vote was a success for

25 Nov, 2021 @ 18:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Why angry workers are taking to the streets in Cadiz in southern Spain

ANGRY protests have become a daily occurance in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz in recent days as workers take to the streets to demand higher

24 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Lead

Spain signs up for first grab of European Union’s COVID recovery money

Spain has become the first European Union country to officially apply for a first €10 billion instalment of the Union’s COVID recovery fund. This follows

12 Nov, 2021 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Inflation soars to highest level in Spain for 29 years due to rising fuel prices

INFLATION skyrocketed to an annual 5.4% rise in October according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics(INE). It’s the highest level in 29 years and is

12 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Inflation rate shows marginal fall in December according to latest figures in Spain

Inflation rate in Spain soars back up to the days of the peseta

SPAIN’S inflation rate has soared to 5.5% due to steep energy price rises. Figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) for October were 1.1% higher than

28 Oct, 2021 @ 11:26

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez hints that power bill tax cuts and fuel subsidies will continue in Spain beyond June 30 end date

Pedro Sanchez promises ‘immediate’ minimum wage rise for workers in Spain

SPAIN’S government is looking for an ‘immediate’ increase in the minimum wage to protect workers from rises in inflation. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the

1 Sep, 2021 @ 13:34

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain's government says economy has returned to pre-pandemic growth rates

Spain’s Valencia is bang on the money

THINGS are looking up for the economy of the Valencia region. Two developments have hit the headlines just days apart from each other that suggest

30 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EU COVID-19 recovery money starts to pour into Spain for new green projects

SPAIN has received its first payout from the EU COVID Recovery Fund. The country has been transferred €9 billion of its €69.5 billion allocation. The

17 Aug, 2021 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish town with just seven residents stages 10th edition of ‘smallest film festival in the world’

THERE may only be seven registered inhabitants in the small village of Ascaso, Huesca, but that hasn’t stopped it from putting on an annual film

5 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Young Man With Tablet Computer During Tropical Beach Vacation

Spain’s strong economic growth helps Eurozone out of Covid-related double-dip recession

SPAIN’S own economic growth after the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic has helped the eurozone out of a recession. The EU group of 19 countries

2 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WORRYING: Andalucia has third lowest average income per person in Spain, while northern Spain tops list

ANDALUCIA has the third lowest average yearly income per person in the whole of Spain according to official figures from the INE. A survey carried

27 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Malaga tourism chief targets UK market to help revive battered sector’s recovery after COVID-19

A TOURISM chief has outlined the steps she thinks must be taken in order for the sector to recover in Malaga. Tourism and Promotion councillor

15 Apr, 2021 @ 14:25

Business & Finance·Malaga·Other News

Spanish PM unveils “the most ambitious and transcendental plan in the economic history of Spain”

SPAIN’S Prime Minister has outlined his Recovery and Resilience plan for the nation aiming to revive and modernise its economy using €72 billion in grants

14 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Coronavirus Restrictions In Barcelona Spain

ERTE: Spain extends furlough scheme beyond May 31

THE Spanish government has extended its ERTE furlough scheme yet again to provide help for businesses struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Labour Minister Yolanda

9 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Other News

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