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Spanish economy 18th April 2024

The Government does not want the Arab fund TAQA to take over 100% of Naturgy

TAQA, the Abu Dhabi giant, has confirmed to the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) that it is in talks with CriteriaCaixa for a possible shareholders’ agreement to control Naturgy. The CNMV suspended trading early yesterday morning until the extent of the movements that were taking place on the energy company was known. The suspension was lifted at 11.30 am once the emirate’s group confirmed that it is in…

European economy 17th April 2024

European Auto & Parts sector surpasses nine-year highs

Renta 4 | We show the European sector which includes auto and parts companies. The chart shows how it has overcome a resistance zone at 670 points, which has been in place since 2015 and which had served as an obstacle in several bullish impulses. In this context of free ascent, the relative performance ratio with respect to the Eurostoxx 50 timidly overcomes the downtrend since 2018, showing a better…

World economy 17th April 2024

China’s ‘new productive forces’ risk overcapacity bubble

Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | China’s Two Sessions – the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) – took place from March 4-11 in Beijing. This year, the Two Sessions have been particularly important for understanding where the Chinese economy is heading, as new Premier Li Qiang delivered his first “Work Report,” which marked the beginning of a new economic era….

“Spain has a good energy plan but if things don’t change, it won’t be fulfilled”

José Bogas, ENDESAS’s CEO, explains in Consejeros magazine that “295,000 million of investment is needed for the period 2021-30, and we have many years ahead of us when when we are not investing at this pace. Of these 295,000 million, 118,000 million are for renewables; 85,000 for energy efficiency, but almost nothing has been done so far; 53,000 for networks, which is more than 5,000 every year and we have…

“In banking funds, there are sales targets and conflicts of interest”

“An electric car in Germany today emits more CO2 than a diesel or a petrol car. That’s the reality, because 50% of electricity is generated with coal”

The CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imáz, took part on June 22 in a debate organised by the newspaper El Correo, and took the opportunity to warn of the hypocrisy, inefficiency and paradoxes of European energy policy.For example, in Spain it is forbidden – by law – to explore for and produce natural gas “and at the same time we are encouraging companies to bring gas from the United States,…

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