Details published on the Spanish «bad bank» Sareb
By CaixaBank | To restore the flow of credit to the real economy in Spain, it’s crucial for the bank restructuring process to be successfully completed over the coming months.
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Mexico’s economic growth more sustainable
By Carlos Díaz Guell | A sound Mexican GDP is important for the several thousands of Spanish companies with business activity in the country.
Is there a property bubble in China?
BARCELONA | CaixaBank | The exorbitant rise in house prices has not been uniform or widespread in China but has been concentrated in a few of the country’s large cities. Yet, it’s important not to lose sight of the risk entailed by a real estate boom.
The time has come for rating agencies
The text provides for “civil liability in the event of intent or grave negligence.” In a bid to prevent conflicts of interest, it also forbids investors from owning more than 5% of the capital of two different agencies.
The Neets, a generation in need
AMSTERDAM | Fleur de Weerd | Although Spain is always mentioned as the country with the greatest unemployment, the situation in Italy and Bulgaria is more worrying.
The euro area’s economic crisis takes its toll on the labour market
BARCELONA | CaixaBank | The adjustment in employment during the crisis has been more intense in those countries with a real estate bubble. Leading indicators point to further job losses.
“In the West, innovation is true innovation. In China, it’s micro-innovation”
BEIJING | Duducars’ founder Yun Tao: “In other words, in China an entrepreneur doesn’t argue with the government, one negotiates with the government.”
“Greece needs use drachma with euro to balance its accounts”
MADRID | An interview by Tania Suárez | The Greek labyrinth does have an exit, but creditors must acknowledge there are losses to bear. After all, says Hanseatic Brokerhouse’s director Gabriel Montalto, a so-called Grexit would force Germany to assume up to 80 percent of losses.
Spanish Gamesa sells French wind energy project to UK’s Impax
As a wind farm developer, Gamesa has brought 126 MW of capacity online in France and has a project portfolio of more than 570 MW.
BBVA’s González: “Garanti bank acquisition is exceeding expectations”
In 2011, BBVA had the opportunity to invest more than €4 billion in Turkey by acquiring 25% of Garanti Bank, making it the biggest Spanish investor in that market.