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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.
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Former El País Journalist Explains Pedro Sánchez’s Pressures on Newspapers on Same Day Cabinet Approves “Action Plan for Democracy” to Harass Critical Media

David Alandete, currently a correspondent in Washington, says on X: “Pressures on journalists, like when the current president called me, shouting to change a headline? Or when his press chief already knew in advance the headlines we were going to publish in El País (years ago, I assume this no longer happens) and called to modify them? Or like when one of his ministers informed us of layoffs before they…


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Santander, BBVA, and CaixaBank Join BIS ‘Agora Project’ to Develop New Cross-Border Payment Methods Using Blockchain Technology

Santander, BBVA, and CaixaBank have been selected by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to participate in an initiative launched by the Basel-based institution to develop new cross-border payment methods using technologies similar to cryptocurrencies. Named the Agora Project, this BIS initiative aims to “explore how tokenization can strengthen cross-border payments,” according to the organization, which is considered the central bank of central banks, based in Basel, Switzerland. Specifically, the…


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Ibex 35 surprises with better performance, breaking worse trends of previous years against peers

Renta 4 | The new annual highs of the Spanish selective index, breaking the 11,470 point zone, have come hand in hand with a new high in its relative performance with respect to the Eurostoxx 50, a performance that, since October 2022, has been setting new highs, breaking the downward trend since 2009: But the better tone of the IBEX 35 is not limited to the main European index. If…


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Brookfield seeks €2 billion in capital for possible takeover bid for Grifols

Norbolsa | Brookfield seeks €2,000 million of capital for the eventual takeover bid for Grifols. The funds would be used to alleviate the group’s financial burden. Currently in the analysis phase, if it goes ahead it will be the largest operation of the year in Spain. To this end, Brookfield has held talks with some of the world’s leading sovereign wealth funds, including Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Singapore’s GIC, as…


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ACS confirms it will record €860m accounting loss due to State of Texas’ execution of SH-288 project

Intermoney | ACS (ACS) (Buy, Target Price €46/share) has confirmed in a conference held in New York that the Group will record an accounting loss of €860 million derived from the execution by the State of Texas, which will pay about $1,750 million, while the book enterprise value of the infrastructure was estimated at about €3,000 million, according to the newspaper Expansión. The Group, however, expects the final year-end impact…


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Economy Ministry Aims to Restore Market Unity in Spain and Simplify Regulatory Maze

The Minister of Economy, Trade, and Business, Carlos Cuerpo, will convene the “Sectoral Conference on Regulatory Improvement and Business Climate” on Wednesday with the goal of establishing a common regulatory framework for businesses and reducing the regulatory maze created in recent years by Spain’s 17 autonomous communities. This maze has resulted in a vast amount of regulations in addition to those from the European Union and national laws, ultimately fragmenting…


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Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund sounds out government to increase current 8.7% stake in Iberdrola, equivalent to €7.4 billion

Bankinter | According to press sources, Qatar’s state investment fund (Qatar Investment Authority) wants to increase its stake in Iberdrola. Qatar’s representatives have reportedly been sounding out the Spanish government to gauge its predisposition to such a corporate move. Qatar entered Iberdrola in March 2011 with just over 6% in a €2 billion transaction and through a capital increase. It later increased its stake to the current 8.7%. The value…


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Aena handles 32.1 million passengers in August, up 7% year-on-year, and 9% compared to pre-pandemic levels

Intermoney | The company (Buy, PO €205) announced yesterday with the market open the traffic figures for the past month of August. In that watertight period, Aena handled 32.1 million passengers, implying an increase of 7% year-on-year, or 9% compared to pre-pandemic levels. By airports, Madrid-Barajas grew by 5%, while Barcelona El Prat remained virtually stable compared to August 2023. In general, the tourist airports recorded increases of between 5…


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CAF selected to bid for renovation of fleet of trams for Transport for London, with €250 million budget

Banc Sabadell | Transport for London (TfL) has just selected the four technologists (Alstom, Hitachi, Stadler and CAF) that can bid for the renewal of a 24-unit tram fleet that will be used to replace older trains on the Tramlink service in the Borough of Croydon, according to Expansión newspaper. The budget for the order could amount to €250 million. Assessment: positive news in the event of being awarded the…


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US production costs rise 2.4% year-on-year, in line with expectations

Banca March: In the US, industrial production costs rose slightly more than expected on a monthly basis, limiting the possibility of a 50 b.p. cut by the Fed next week. On a month-on-month basis, producer prices rose by 0.2% in August, one tenth of a percentage point higher than expected and two tenths of a percentage point higher than in July. Similarly, if we exclude the more volatile components such…