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Last day for polls to be published: PP (147 MPs) may have more seats than the sum of PSOE (108) and Sumar (34) and govern with support of Vox (29)

The latest polls show a scenario of great uncertainty, in which Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s Partido Popular would win 147 seats in its most likely outcome, ahead of Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE, which would win 108. Sumar would be the third force with 34 seats, ahead of Vox, with 29, and the nationalist parties. ERC retains 10 seats, Junts gets 9, EH Bildu 6, PNV 5, while CUP and BNG would get…


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Iberdrola to repower Hagshaw Hill wind farm, one of Britain’s oldest

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The Spanish utility company, through its subsidiary ScottishPower, will repower the Hagshaw Hill onshore wind farm, one of the oldest in Britain, which will allow it to generate five times more “green” electricity with almost half as many turbines. The farm, which has a total capacity of 16 MW, with its 14 new and more powerful turbines -almost half of the current ones- will have an installed capacity…


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Eurozone finance ministers sign joint declaration committing to fiscal adjustment in 2023 and 2024

BancaMarch: With the aim of restoring balance to public finances after the Covid-19 crisis, eurozone finance ministers yesterday signed a joint declaration committing themselves to fiscal consolidation in 2023 and 2024. This is a gradual reform plan with country-specific action plans that will not only aim to reduce the public coffers deficit but also to increase investment through public and private sources.


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Drought takes historic toll: more than €430M in compensation payments

The lack of rainfall during the first half of this year, barely alleviated by the heavy rains at the end of May and the first part of June, is taking an unprecedented toll on the Spanish agricultural insurance system, known as Agroseguro (Agrupación Española de Entidades Aseguradoras de los Seguros Agrarios Combinados). According to figures released this Thursday and reported in the digital newspaper “La Información”, as of July 13,…


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Not so fast! More volatile core inflation components would explain surprise in US CPI

Santander Corporate & Investment| And, as a result, and with the Beige Book still pointing to an improving economy since May, our economists anticipate a rebound in inflation and an unchanged road map for the Fed (hike in July of 25bp, pause in September and hike in November). The first pleasant surprise, seeing how the improvement in inflation came from the core side, which retreated to +0.2% m/m (+0.4% p)…


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CNMV opens disciplinary proceedings against two Ecoener directors for financial assistance during company’s flotation on stock exchange

Link Securities| The Europa Press agency reported yesterday, according to a statement from the stock market regulator, that the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has opened disciplinary proceedings against two directors of the Ecoener group for financial assistance during the company’s flotation on the stock exchange. Specifically, the CNMV has opened this case owing to the financing granted to two shareholders on April 29, 2021 for the subscription of shares…


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Sánchez’s government offers 40,000 public jobs ten days before elections

The Government has given the green light this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers to the Public Employment Offer (OEP) for the year 2023. A record number of 39,574 vacancies in total, 16% more than those offered last year. This was announced by the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, María Jesús Montero, at the press conference following the Council. The government has finalised the offer after receiving the approval…


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Iberia (IAG) to significantly exceed pre-Covid capacity this winter

Renta 4| The winter season runs for five months, from November to March. Iberia has programmed a level of connections for next winter (November 2023/March 2024) to the American continent that is 17% higher than in 2019. The big leap will take place in the US, with 90 weekly flights and 24% more capacity. In Latin America, Iberia intends to increase supply by 14% more than before the pandemic. On…


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“An electric car in Germany today emits more CO2 than a diesel or a petrol car. That’s the reality, because 50% of electricity is generated with coal”

The CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imáz, took part on June 22 in a debate organised by the newspaper El Correo, and took the opportunity to warn of the hypocrisy, inefficiency and paradoxes of European energy policy.For example, in Spain it is forbidden – by law – to explore for and produce natural gas “and at the same time we are encouraging companies to bring gas from the United States,…


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NH Hoteles estimates 2Q23 revenues to exceed €100m, same figure as in 2Q19

Alphavalue / Divacons| The hotel chain held its General Shareholders’ Meeting yesterday. The Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the group, Ramón Aragonés, told the meeting that the revenue estimate for 2Q23 will exceed the figure for the same quarter of 2019 by more than €100 million. In addition, they expect EBITDA to grow between April and June, driven by good results in key markets, both in the leisure and…