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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.
Seguro Portugal

Relevant News Item 9th February 2026

Socialist António José Seguro wins Portugal’s Presidential Election

Socialist former minister António José Seguro has secured a clear victory in the second round of Portugal’s presidential elections. With 99.05% of the votes counted, Seguro achieved 66.79%, compared to the 33.21% obtained by the far-right candidate André Ventura of the Chega party. With this triumph, a leftist figure returns to the Palácio de Belém—the seat of the Portuguese Presidency—twenty years after Jorge Sampaio left office in 2006. Sampaio was…

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Spanish Politics 9th February 2026

PP wins elections in Aragon with 26 seats (down 2), PSOE collapses to 18 (down 5), and Vox skyrockets to 14 (7 gains)

Jorge Azcón, the President of Aragon for the last two and a half years, called early elections following the refusal of Vox—the far-right party—to support his 2026 budget. “Because we are not like them,” he said yesterday after winning the election with 26 seats (two fewer than he previously held). He was referring to Pedro Sánchez’s administration, which is still governing with the 2023 budget approved in 2022 during the…

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In the World 9th February 2026

Japan’s Takaichi landslide victory puts us back positive for stocks and negative for Japanese bonds

Alicia Gª Herrero (Natixis) | At the Lower House election on February 8th, Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a historical victory with 316 seats, which brings her well above the absolute majority. With the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) gaining 36 seats, the LDP-led ruling coalition obtained 75% of total seats at the Lower House. These results should bring higher political stability, as the LDP was in coalition before the…

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Companies 6th February 2026

BBVA could distribute extraordinary dividend thanks to excess capital

Link Securities | BBVA (BBVA) Chairman Carlos Torres says that what sets them apart from other banks is growth and anticipates that excess capital could be distributed through an extraordinary dividend, according to the newspaper Expansión.‘The sale of the US subsidiary was the right decision and has yielded great results. It allowed us to strengthen our position in other markets and reward shareholders,’ said BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres at the…

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Companies 6th February 2026

Iberdrola wins long-term energy services contract in Australia for its future Kingswood battery (100 MW)

Alphavalue/Divacons | The Spanish utility has strengthened its presence in the energy storage sector in Australia with two key developments in the state of New South Wales. The electricity company has been awarded a long-term energy services contract (LTSE) for its future 100 MW Kingswood battery, designed to offer 1,080 MWh of storage capacity and up to eight hours of continuous discharge. At the same time, the company officially inaugurated…

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Companies 6th February 2026

Ence’s biomass plants set to increase remuneration to almost €6/MWh and Magnon’s to €19.5/MWh after remuneration parameters are updated

Renta 4 | The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published the order from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Democratic Challenge updating the remuneration parameters for electricity production facilities using renewable energy sources, cogeneration and waste. The new order updates the average annual market price for 2026, 2027 and 2028, as well as the estimated technological adjustment coefficients, the standard number of operating hours and the upper and lower…

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Companies 6th February 2026

Meliã returns to phase of expansion with clear qualitative bias: room growth could average between 2% and 3% annually

Alphavalue/ Divacons | Meliã Hotels International has occasionally outperformed its sector over the last two years, supported mainly by a portfolio structurally geared towards high-yield leisure demand and differentiated resort concepts, which account for more than 60% of its hotel base. This positioning allows the group to capture premium leisure flows, along with demand linked to resilient businesses in popular destinations, especially in Southern Europe and the Caribbean. The post-COVID…

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Companies 6th February 2026

CNMV verifies that requirements for admission to trading of 8 million new Sacyr shares are met

Link Securities | In relation to the execution of the agreement to increase share capital from reserves agreed upon in the agenda of the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting of Sacyr (SCYR) held, on second call, on 12 June 2025, for a total amount of €8,922,344.00 through the issue and circulation of 8,922,344 new shares of the same class and series as the existing ones, each with a nominal value of…

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Relevant News Item 6th February 2026

Telefónica reduces debt by €1.6 Billion following sale of Colombian subsidiary

Telefónica has finalized the sale of its Colombian subsidiary to Millicom for $214 million (approximately €182 million at current exchange rates). Additionally, the operation will result in a reduction of its net financial debt by approximately €1.55 billion, as reported to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) on Thursday night. Having obtained the relevant regulatory approvals and met the established conditions, the company has transferred its entire 67.5% stake in…

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In Spain 6th February 2026

Spanish workers’ living standards steadily declining, says INE

Since 2018, when Pedro Sánchez arrived at the Moncloa, the number of workers unable to heat their homes in winter has skyrocketed by 130%. Back then, this situation affected 6% of the employed; now, it impacts 14.1%. This is one of the figures extracted from the Living Conditions Survey by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which includes other indicators showing how the living conditions of Spanish workers have worsened. For…