Telefónica presents its proposal for a Digital Deal in Spain. In line with the 2018 Manifesto, the deal promotes the establishment of game rules adapted to the new post-COVID reality to avoid inequalities in the digital world. Spain’s digital reinvention could have an annual impact of approximately 1.8% of GDP until 2025.
Mari Pinardo | Rocío Hortigüela, member of Grenergy’s Board of Directors, explains that a “healthy struggle” between the regulator and the regulated is natural. “But when the forces can be unbalanced in certain situations of crisis or misgovernment, we need to rely on a truly independent and agile judicial system to put things back in order,” she adds. “Unfortunately, in Spain’s case, when these imbalances have occurred in recent history, the judicial system has proved to be neither agile nor independent,” says.
Repsol produced Spain’s first batch of biojet at its Puertollano Industrial Complex, becoming the pioneering company in the manufacturing of this sustainable aviation fuel in Spain. The first batch consists of 7,000 tons of aviation fuel with a bio-component. This will prevent 440 tons of CO2 emissions from being released into the atmosphere, which is equal to 40 Madrid-Barcelona flights.
The New York Stock Exchange acknowledged Santander’s management of the Covid-19 effects on the world economy, particularly the international initiative Santander X Tomorrow Challenge. It is focused on giving innovative solutions to help soften the socioeconomic consequences of the health crisis. As a symbolic act of this recognition, executive chairman, Ana Botín, rang on Monday the virtual bell to mark the end of the Wall Street’s session. The initiative awarded 20 winning projects of entrepreneurs from 10 countries.
Caixabank Research |Monetary policy has reacted quickly and decisively to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, having successfully played the role of “fire-fighter”, the ECB will have to remain highly active to support the revival of the economy. In just four months the ECB has increased the size of its balance sheet by more than 1.6 trillion euros (+35%), as much as it did in the entire four years of the global financial crisis and the euro area’s double recession of 2008-2012. It took four years (2008-2012) to do so then.
The King Emeritus of Spain—Juan Carlos I— is leaving the country to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal. Juan Carlos has communicated his decision to his son Felipe VI through a letter that was made official by the Royal House. In spite of Juan Carlos I ‘s alleged financial irregularities, all the Spanish media have acknowledge the historic importance of the 82-year-old former king.
The labour market figures in July are very good thanks to the reopening of services and the return of tourism to Spain. Unemployment fell by 89,849 people, the first drop since February.The number of people still affected by temporary layoffs schemes (ERTEs) is now just over one million and the Social Security affiliation average membership is still rising. However, only 17% of the jobs destroyed have been recovered.
Morgan Stanley | The European Recovery Fund will not only benefit peripheral countries but also sustainable activities. In the end, this package will have an even greater green bias than initially expected: 30% of the funds will go towards climate investment compared to 25% in the initial proposal.
With 30 M Americans receiving a paycheck to make ends meet, the big four technologies Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook are challenging the economy. While all economic indicators are down, their second quarter results could not be better. These results were published one day after the heads of major US technology companies were forced to appear before Congress in an anti-competitive practices investigation.
A few weeks ago, the government approved a €10 Bn fund to save companies with solvency problems which were particularly affected by Covid-19. The Asturias-based company recorded losses of 9 M in the first quarter to March, after making a €10 M provision due to the uncertainty generated by the coronavirus health crisis.