The first “end of the summer”, the end of August, leaves in unemployment the effects of an economy that continues to rely on tourism as its main source of growth. Thus, unemployment rose by 21,884, in almost all communities, led by the Basque Country and the Mediterranean area. This is an advance in an upward curve that tends to be more so in September, when visitors say goodbye definitively. Moreover,…
The number of international tourists arriving in Spain reached its highest figure in the first seven months of 2024, touching 53.4 million, an increase of 12% over the previous year, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), which points out that spending by these tourists has increased by almost 20% up to July, reaching 71.1 billion euros. For the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, “the significant…
Alphavalue / Divacons | The Spanish oil services company is in advanced talks to build a new gas development project in Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers, with an investment budget of up to $3 billion (around €2.7 billion), reports Expansión. According to energy sources, state-owned KazMunayGaz (KMG) is negotiating the contract with the Spanish company as part of a programme to modernise the Tengiz oil…
Alphavalue/ Divacons | The bank chaired by Josep Oliu has carried out the 250 redundancies included in its restructuring plan in the first half of 2024. According to its latest financial report, TSB had a workforce of 4,990 employees at the end of June, 436 fewer than at the end of 2023. It was on 8 May, a week after BBVA announced its interest in taking over Sabadell, when TSB…
Santander Research |According to the Spanish press, the US Federal Energy Regulator (FERC) has given its approval for Iberdrola (Baa1 e, BBB+ e, BBB+ e) to buy the minority stakes in its US subsidiary Avangrid. On 17 May, Iberdrola had announced its intention to acquire 18.4% of Iberdrola shares held by minority shareholders to take full control of the group for a cost of approximately $2.55 billion. The US Securities…
Link Securities | CAF subsidiary Solaris has announced three hydrogen bus deals for cities in Germany, the Czech Republic and France, with the overall volume awarded exceeding €30 million, Bolsamania.com reported yesterday. In this way, the company continues to consolidate its leadership in the European market as the largest manufacturer of hydrogen buses. In Germany, the operator REVG Kerpen has chosen CAF to supply a total of 26 Solaris Urbino…
Link Securities | The Spanish oil company has cancelled the sale of its Norwegian business, so the firm discards an operation that was valued at approximately $1,000 million after six months looking for a buyer, according to Reuters. The sources consulted by the British agency assure that the firm is now focused on selling other assets, while it plans to merge its operations in the North Sea with NEO Energy….
The Bank of Spain has informed the ECB of its approval of BBVA’s takeover bid for Sabadell in a document characterized as a “non-opposition” opinion, which indicates that financial stability would be safeguarded. Although it is non-binding, i.e. it does not oblige the ECB to follow the recommendation, the ECB tends to align itself with the views of national authorities. The report in question was drawn up by the internal…
Norbolsa | The company has strengthened its presence in Portugal by acquiring six new telecommunications tower sites from NOS, extending its partnership initiated in 2020. Through its subsidiary On Tower Portugal, Cellnex already manages some 6,400 sites across the country. The transaction is pending approval by the Portuguese Competition Authority. Under the agreement, Cellnex and NOS have signed an initial 15-year contract, extendable to successive additional 15-year periods, under which…
Renta 4 | Magyar Vagon has decided to withdraw its takeover bid for 100% of Talgo at the request of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) in view of the Spanish government’s refusal to authorise the operation. Magyar reiterates its intention to appeal the legitimacy of its bid before the Spanish and European courts, and does not rule out the launch of a new takeover bid if it obtains the…