De Guindos to explain Spanish plan to grow
“We have a plan to combine fiscal consolidation with structural reforms in order to jumpstart growth in the country and help stabilize the euro area.”…
In Spain
Much ado about nothing with Spanish evicted families
By Julia Pastor, in Madrid | Perhaps the British households in economic troubles because of the crisis and the unemployment impact are mildly familiar with the…
Untimely circumstances for undertaking reform plans
By Juan Pedro Marín Arrese, in Madrid | You don’t usually pick up the most suitable moment to undertake a widespread reshuffle of ill-functioning markets. Stiff…
The crisis brings Spain its first trade surplus with the euro zone
MADRID | Spain reached for the first time a surplus in its trade balance with the euro zone in 2011. Exports to the European Economic…
Spain’s plan to cancel €35bn debt from regional and local authorities
By Julia Pastor, in Madrid | Spain’s government is about to attack another of the ills afflicting the country’s economy: the debt that regional governments…
Light in the Spanish economy
By Enrique Quemada Clariana, in Madrid | As we are M&A advisors, last week a German investment fund visited us in Madrid with the intention of giving…
When president Rajoy makes decisions
By Joan Tàpia | At the end of 2011 and after taking office, Mariano Rajoy’s government made its first decision: a €15 billion budget adjustment which…
Is the Spanish government plundering power companies?
By Juan Pedro Marín Arrese, in Madrid | Year after year, electricity prices have been reined back below recognised costs, building up a deficit running…
Spain seeks EU TEN-T funds to plug gap in finance for public works
MADRID | Spain’s ministry of Public Works will request that the route across the Pyrenees be included in the trans-European transport network or TEN-T by the…
Spain’s reforms face lacklustre delivery
By Juan Pedro Marín Arrese, in Madrid | For all the efforts to revamp a sluggish economy by bold reforms, Spain is failing to impress…