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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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CriteriaCaixa and TAQA break off negotiations, joint takeover bid for Naturgy now off the table

CriteriaCaixa, the industrial holding company of La Caixa Foundation, has announced that it has broken off negotiations with TAQA to launch a public takeover bid (PTB) for Naturgy that would satisfy the participation of the CVC and GIP funds. It thus puts an end to more than a month of negotiations with the Abu Dhabi energy and water operator, which apparently intended to take 51% of the joint vehicle, which…


Rentapercapita

Bank of Spain governor bids farewell, recalling that Spain has not been converging with rest of Europe for a decade

“Europe is lagging behind the rest of the major economies and Spain has not been able to achieve sustained convergence in per capita income with the rest of our European partners for more than a decade,” said Pablo Hernández de Cos, governor of the Bank of Spain, who left office yesterday after six years at the helm of the Spanish central bank. The Spanish banker called for “ambition and great…


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FCC acquires US environmental firm Gel Recycling, company with a turnover of just under €20m

Intermoney | The company (Buy, PO €16) has acquired the waste treatment company Gel Recycling, located in Florida. The Spanish group has not provided figures for the transaction on a company with a turnover of just under €20 million, according to Expansión newspaper. Gel Recycling’s facilities are located in Orange City, Daytona Beach, DeLand and Jacksonville. The company has multiple contracts in Florida that, according to FCC, “represent numerous opportunities…


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Iberia finalising Air Europa route divestiture package to be submitted to Brussels for approval by authorities

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | Iberia is finalising the Air Europa route divestment package it will submit to Brussels to resolve supply-side constraints and obtain EU regulatory approval for the purchase of Globalia’s airline. On the other hand, the Irish fund Helikon Investments has notified the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) of its entry into the capital of the Spanish-British airline (>3%) through the acquisition of several swaps that place it as an…


ESAs

European banking, insurance and financial supervisors agree common position on ‘greenwashing’

emisores | The European banking (EBA), insurance (EIOPA) and finance (ESMA) regulators have published their respective Progress Reports on Greenwashing, in which they ‘present a high-level common position on greenwashing applicable to market participants in their respective competences’. The reports of the so-called ESAs – or European Supervisory Authorities – assume a coordinated definition of what greenwashing is, ‘a practice whereby sustainability-related communications, statements or actions do not clearly and…


EEUU Infraestructuras

US employment confirms strength with 272,000 payroll increase

BancaMarch: US employment data again surprises on the upside, although other indicators point to a contained moderation. On Friday, the Payroll Survey revealed an unexpected increase in job creation in May, up to 272,000 jobs, well above the 180,000 estimated and the 175,000 previously reported. The same survey also showed an increase in average hourly earnings of 4.1% year-on-year, up from 3.9% expected and 4% previously. Financial markets have interpreted…


The Bank of Spain

Hernández de Cos ends term at Bank of Spain

The governor of the Bank of Spain, Pablo Hernández de Cos, will conclude his six-year term at the helm of the institution tomorrow, Tuesday 11 June, and the government has yet to take a firm decision on his replacement. The Minister of Economy. Carlos Cuerpo, has explained that there is still time to designate a successor to Hernández de Cos, whom he has recognised for his “excellent work” at the…


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PP wins the European elections with 34% of vote and 22 seats, 30% and 20 seats for PSOE

With a turnout of 49%, Alberto Nuñez Feijóo’s Partido Popular has increased its lead over the PSOE to 4 points (700,000 votes) (when in the general elections a year ago the lead was less than 1.5 points) and has won 22 of the 61 MEPs that Spain sends to the European Parliament. Yesterday, Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE held on, with 30% of the vote and 20 seats, largely at the expense…


Caixabank

CaixaBank and CEOE agree credit line of up to €40 billion (14% up on 2023) to support Spanish companies

Link Securities | The chairman of Caixabank, José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, and the president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE), Antonio Garamendi, have renewed their agreement on Thursday to support the growth and modernisation of Spanish companies, as reported by the digital portal Bolsamania.com. Specifically, they have established a line of financing of up to €40 billion (14% more than last year) to provide an ‘effective response to the…


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Eurozone retail sales fall 0.5% in April

CdM | Eurozone retail trade sales fell by 0.5% in April compared with the previous month, while compared with the same month in 2023, volumes remained stable, according to data from Eurostat, the European Union (EU) statistics office. Across the EU, retail trade recorded a 0.6% fall in sales on a month-on-month basis and a 0.1% fall on a year-on-year basis. In the monthly comparison, in the euro area, volume…