High Court Rules Upholds Botin Ruling For Picasso Smuggling
An ex-banker and one of Spain’s richest men has lost a battle to avoid paying a 91.7 million fine Euro
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Spain´s Unemployed & Furlough Numbers Rise To New Levels
The number of people unemployed in Spain is now just over 4 million people representing 17% of the workforce according
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Netflix´s The Queens Gambit Spurs Spanish Chessboard Maker Boom
A Spanish chessboard maker has seen demand for their high-quality products skyrocket thanks to their usage in the Netflix series
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Bank Of Spain Shows Historic National Debt Surge
The Bank of Spain has released it´s latest figures for Spain’s national debt showing a record increase of just under 122.5
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Government To Bail Out Hotels And Restaurant Sector
The Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, Nadia Calviño, has indicated that the government will start to provide direct financial assistance to
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Spanish Home Sales Plummeted Nearly 18% In 2020
The Spanish National Institute ( INE) released figures today, Monday 15th February showing that house sales plummeted by 17.7% in
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European Union Economic Forecasts “Light At The End Of The Tunnel”
The European Commission has released its Winter 2021 Forecast, which show improved prospects for the block and with higher than
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Double Whammy As Economy Contracts In 2020 & 2021 Expectations Downgraded
Figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) show that the Spanish economy plummeted by 11% in 2020, while the
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Michelin Chef’s Sea Odessey To Bring Superfood Marine Rice To Our Table
An Andalucian three-star Michelin chef says it could be possible now to farm fields of underwater land based “marine rice”
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Madrid Business Ideas – A Tale Of Two Slices
The Madrid Metropolitan cought up with Irishman, Ivan Hilliard, to find out why, after 20 years of living in Madrid,
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Spain´s Banking Sector Consolidates With Unicaja & Liberbank Merger
Spain´s banking sector took another step towards consolidation as the boards of Unicaja and Liberbank approved the merger of the
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Brexit And You – Residency And Tax Guide
The UK is now officially out of the EU and this will impact the estimated 300,000 Britons residing in Spain.
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Government Announces €4.2 Billion Relief For Tourist Sector & Restaurants
The Spanish government has announced an economic relief package for the tourist and retail sectors in response to the ongoing
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Spanish Restaurant Sector Decimated In 2020
A staple part of Spanish economy and society is finishing the annus horibilis of 2020 with shocking figures illustrating how
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Vaccine Roll Out Brings Optimism For 2021 Bank Of Spain Report
The Bank of Spain provided some pre-Christmas cheer with it´s latest report for the country´s economic performance expectations in 2021.
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OECD Warns Of Uncertain Recovery For Spanish Economy
The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ) latest economic report entitled ” Turning Hope Into Reality” is far
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Green Light For Europe´s Largest Man Made Beach 40 Mins From Madrid
Alovera Beach which will be the largest artificial beach in Europe, has been given the green light for construction to
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BBVA & Banco Sabadell Merger Called Off Early
The proposed merger between BBVA and Banco Sabadell have been scrapped less than two weeks after the tie-up was announced. The initial
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BBVA And Sabadell Banks In “Possible Merger” Talks
Following the announcement in the United States of the sale of Spanish bank BBVA’s US retail operations it has also
Read more European Commision Report More Upbeat For Spain´s Economy
The European Commission has released its Autumn 2020 Economic Forecast, which predicts further economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic for
Read more Spanish Economy Rebounds By 16% But The Future Remains Uncertain
The Spanish economy experienced higher than expected growth in the third quarter at 16.7%. The fastest expansion on record. The
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Spain Bets On EU Cash & Tech Investment For Recovery Programme
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has enveiled the government’s plan for the post pandemic recovery for the economy. The
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Government Extends Furlough Scheme & Announces Self Employed Relief
The Spanish government has approved a further extension to the ERTE furlough scheme that has been supporting en estimated million
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Blood Talks – Melio Health Launches In Madrid
Blood talks’ – Abi Lindsay Clark At the January Madrid Business Lunch , our guest speaker was William Stoddart the
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Outrage Grows as Expat AngloINFO goes into liquidation
Outrage is growing at the sudden collapse of expat website www.angloINFO.com. The UK based expat portal boasted an online presence
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Business 2017: A Walk Around Madrid’s Biggest Entrepreneurs Fairs
Spain’s most international actor, Antonio Banderas, caused quite a stir on a chat-show last year when he unleashed a broadside
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The Sharing Economy In Madrid
The “sharing economy” is alive and well in Madrid, although not everyone thinks it’s a good thing. In his recent
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Business – 2017: What’S In Store For Business And The Economy?
By Roger Pike The view inside the crystal ball looks a little murky for 2017. After the notorious and largely
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