Spanish economy

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New Record: 50.4% of the Spanish Stock Market is Owned by Foreign Investors

International investors consolidate their position as the largest owners of the Spanish stock market, reaching a new historic high, while retail households regain part of their lost ground. These are some of the main conclusions of the BME Report on the Ownership of Listed Spanish Shares, prepared by the BME Research Department using data as of year-end 2025 and, for institutional investment, as of June 2026. The stake of international…

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Spain pays 2,000 million euros a month in unemployment benefits, up 22% from four years ago

Official figures indicate a drop in unemployment; however, rising wages—driven by higher contribution bases—the upward adjustment of maximum benefit ceilings set by law, and the impact of inactive discontinuous-fixed workers (fijos discontinuos) are driving up total expenditure on unemployment benefits. The cumulative bill between January and July—the latest available data—amounts to 14,695 million euros, representing an average monthly outlay slightly exceeding 2,000 million euros. As a result, over the first…