Spain’s High Court annuls $100 million in fines for four big Spanish banks
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court has annulled 91 million euros ($100 million) of fines imposed on four Spanish banks, including Santander and BBVA, for …
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Spain’s Q3 GDP expanded 0.3% from previous quarter – final data
(Reuters) – Spain’s gross domestic product growth slowed down slightly in the third quarter, though it showed more resilience than in neighboring countries, final data …
Independence referendum is out of the question, Spain’s PM tells Catalonia
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday told the Catalan regional president a self-determination referendum is out of the …
Spain’s Mango chain registers double-digit gains in sales during holiday shopping spree
MADRID (Reuters) – Clothing retailer Mango saw double-digit growth in sales during the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping events, when the Spanish family-owned …
Spain’s Catholic Church to compensate sexual abuse victims
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Catholic Church said on Friday it would compensate victims of sexual abuse even in cases that have not been concluded because …
Stark reality of migration confronts scuba diving tourists on Spain’s El Hierro
LA RESTINGA, Spain (Reuters) – El Hierro’s crystal-clear waters and abundance of marine life have made this island in Spain’s Canaries archipelago one of the …
Spain’s PLD Space launches private rocket in milestone for Europe
By Graham Keeley and Tim Hepher MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish company PLD Space launched its recoverable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday from a site in southwest …
Spain’s services sector resumes growth in September – PMI
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish services sector activity expanded slightly in September after a dip in August, with new business holding steady and companies still taking …
Spain’s September jobless rise 0.73% from August to 2.72 million
(Reuters) – The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose 0.73% in September from a month earlier, or by 19,768, leaving a total …
Spain’s conservatives fail to form government, clearing way for Socialists
By Belén Carreño and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s conservative leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo lost a vote to form a government on Friday, clearing the …
Spain’s industrial prices fall 10% year-on-year in August
(Reuters) – Spanish industrial prices fell a record 10% in the 12 months through August, from a revised 8.6% decrease in the 12 months through …
Traffic at Spain’s Aena airports outperforms European peers
(Reuters) – Passenger traffic at Spain’s Aena airports exceeded pre-pandemic levels for an eighth consecutive month in August, while traffic in other European terminals still …
Spain’s August jobless rises 0.93% from July to 2.70 million
(Reuters) – The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose by 0.93% in August from a month earlier, or by 24,826, leaving a …
Spain’s sport court opens case against soccer boss in World Cup scandal – El Pais
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Sport Administrative Tribunal (TAD) on Friday opened a case against soccer boss Luis Rubiales for “serious misconduct” after the furore caused by …
Spain’s factory activity shrinks again in July on weak demand -PMI
MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain contracted for the fifth consecutive month in July as domestic and foreign demand for Spanish goods weakened, a …
Spain’s unemployment rate falls to 15-year low of 11.60% in Q2
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate fell to 11.60%, a 15-year low, down from 13.26% three months earlier, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) …
Spain’s uncertain election result: Five questions for markets
(Reuters) – Spanish shares tumbled on Monday, with markets spooked by the prospect of political gridlock following a snap election in which the right failed …
Spain’s producer prices fall 8.1% year-on-year in June
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish producer prices fell 8.1% in the 12 months through June, compared with a revised 6.8% decline in the period through May, …
Explainer-Are LGBTQ+ rights at stake in Spain’s election?
By Enrique Anarte MADRID (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have taken centre stage ahead of Spain’s July …
Spain’s People’s Party could win absolute majority with Vox – poll
MADRID (Reuters) – Two weeks ahead of Spain’s election, the conservative People’s Party (PP) opened up its lead over the ruling Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) …
Private equity firm Apollo makes $1.33 billion bid for Spain’s Applus
MADRID (Reuters) -U.S. buyout firm Apollo made a cash bid for Applus Services on Friday which values the Spanish industrial testing company at 1.23 billion …
Spain’s 12-month inflation falls to 1.9% in June, lowest since March 2021
(Reuters) – Spain’s consumer prices rose 1.9% year-on-year in June, their slowest increase since March 2021, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed …
Migrants to Spain’s Canary Islands surge, three new boatloads rescued Thursday
By Borja Suarez ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (Reuters) – A total of 168 migrants were rescued on Thursday near Spain’s Canary Islands, emergency services said, one day …
Spain’s PM Sanchez calls snap general election in July
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he would dissolve parliament and the country would hold an early general election on July …
Spain’s Sacyr in talks to sell 45% of Irish motorway to Bestinver -sources
MADRID (Reuters) – Sacyr is negotiating with Spanish firm Bestinver to sell its 45% stake in the Irish motorway N6 and thus fully exit the …
Spain’s unions and employers agree to raise wages by 4% in 2023
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s main unions and representatives of employers reached a preliminary agreement on Friday to grant a 4% wage increase across the board …
Spain’s Acerinox tops profit forecast on U.S. demand
By Matteo Allievi and Natalia Siniawski (Reuters) – Spanish steelmaker Acerinox beat first quarter net profit expectations on Thursday, driven by growth in its U.S. …
Amid risk of stalling in EV race, Spain’s rebooted aid scheme gets warm reception
By Joan Faus MADRID (Reuters) – Volkswagen and Renault plan to request funds from a revamped Spanish government scheme aimed at encouraging electric vehicle (EV) …
Spain’s drought devastates olive oil output, drives world prices up
MADRID (Reuters) – Drought in Spain, the world’s largest olive oil producer, is likely to halve the country’s output this year compared with the previous …
Spain’s industrial prices rise 7.8% year-on-year in February
(Reuters) – Spanish industrial prices rose 7.8% in February from the same month a year earlier, the same pace as a revised 7.8% in January …
Spain’s GDP expands 5.5% in 2022 in line with preliminary estimate
(Reuters) – Spain’s gross domestic product grew by 5.5% in 2022, official data showed on Friday, confirming a preliminary estimate released in January. Spanish GDP …
US unit of Spain’s ACS to build EV battery plant for Panasonic in Kansas
MADRID (Reuters) – A joint venture between the U.S. unit of Spanish engineering group ACS and Philadelphia-based Yates Construction has won a contract to build …
Spain’s February jobless rises 0.1% from January to 2.91 million
(Reuters) – The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose by 0.1% in February from a month earlier, or by 2,618 people, leaving …
Spain’s inflation resumes upward trend, rises to 6.1% in February
(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Spain resumed their upward trend, rising 6.1% year-on-year in February, a faster pace than the 5.9% during the 12 months …
Spain’s public debt-to-GDP ratio falls 5 percentage points in 2022 to 113.1%
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s public debt-to-GDP ratio fell by more than 5 percentage points in 2022, the steepest decline ever, to 113.1% after the ratio …
Spain’s 12-month inflation up to 5.9% in January
(Reuters) – Spanish consumer prices rose 5.9% in the 12 months through January, up from 5.7% in the period through December, pushed up by, among …
Factbox: Steelmaker Celsa puts Spain’s new insolvency law to test
By Jesús Aguado and Chiara Elisei Spain’s largest private industrial group, Celsa, is putting a new insolvency law to the test with creditors and family …
Analysis-Italy promotes short-term job market, shunning Spain’s example
By Antonella Cinelli and Valentina Consiglio ROME (Reuters) – Marta Pizza, a 26-year-old swimming instructor, has worked at a Rome sports centre for the last …
Spain’s 2023 tourism revenue seen 5% higher than before pandemic
MADRID (Reuters) – Revenue from tourism companies in Spain is likely to be 4.7% higher this year than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged …
Spain’s November industrial output falls 1.1% year-on-year
(Reuters) – Spain’s seasonally and calendar-adjusted industrial output fell 1.1% year-on-year in November, official data from the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Wednesday. …
Spain’s ride-hailing Cabify plans IPO within 12-15 months -El Confidencial
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish ride-hailing app Cabify plans to list its shares on the stock market within 12 to 15 months, local news website El …
Spain’s November retail sales fall 0.6% on year
(Reuters) – Spanish retail sales fell 0.6% in November from a year earlier on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, after rising 1.0% in October, the …
Colombia awards infrastructure project worth $674.5 million to Spain’s Sacyr
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Wednesday awarded a project worth 3.25 trillion pesos ($674.5 million) to Spanish engineering firm Sacyr for reconstructing and maintaining …
Spain’s labour market resilient as unemployment drops in Nov
MADRID (Reuters) -Unemployment fell and net jobs were created in November in Spain, official data showed on Friday, reflecting strength in the labour market despite …
Spain’s inflation to remain at around 7% until year end, minister says
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Tuesday she expects the 12-month inflation rate to remain at around 7% until the end …
Spain’s Jan-Sep trade deficit widens four-fold on energy prices
MADRID (Reuters) – Soaring energy prices pushed Spain’s trade deficit in the first nine months of the year to widen four-fold from the same period …
Spain’s 12-month inflation down to 7.3% in October
(Reuters) – Spanish consumer prices rose 7.3% year-on-year in October, down from 8.9% in the period through September, final data released by the National Statistics …
Spain’s GDP growth likely to top government outlook of 4.4%, finance minister says
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino on Monday said “everything points out” that the country’s gross domestic product in 2022 will grow above …
VW’s SEAT says is optimistic in finding solutions on Spain’s subsidy offer
MADRID (Reuters) – The chief of Volkswagen’s Spanish unit SEAT said on Thursday he is “optimistic” in finding “solutions” with national and regional authorities regarding …
Spain’s unemployment rate rises edges up to 12.67% in Q3
(Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate crept up to 12.67% in the third quarter from 12.48% the previous quarter while overall employment also increased, data from …