Link Securities| Alstom, Siemens and CAF (CAF) are preparing to bid for the extension of the Spanish high-speed train (AVE) network, according to Expansión newspaper. The newspaper points out that on this occasion it will be key to have trains with variable gauge (they will have to be able to run on UIC and Iberian track) to reach, for example, from Madrid to the main destinations in Galicia and Asturias.
Renta 4| Coca Cola Europacific Partners has launched an action plan to promote the use of glass in the hotel and catering industry, with the aim of giving priority to this type of packaging over aluminium or plastic cans. The plan aims to introduce glass containers in up to 10,000 establishments that use other types of packaging, in response to the study “Consumer Preferences in Hotel and Catering” carried out…
Norbolsa| Iberdrola (IBE) announced a co-investment agreement with NBIM Iberian Reinfra (part of Norges Bank) for the joint development of a portfolio of renewable assets in Spain and Portugal. Iberdrola plans to sell 49% of another 500 MW for €250 million, bringing the joint portfolio of both firms to 1,800 MW, valued at around €1,800 million.
CdM: Price rises ease in the euro area. In May, inflation fell nine tenths of a percentage point from the previous month, bringing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 6.1%, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. This is the lowest level since February 2022, coinciding with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Excluding the impact of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, core inflation achieved two consecutive months of moderation, standing…
According to data from the European Central Bank (ECB), the monetary aggregate M3 in the Eurozone grew by 1.9% year-on-year in April (+2.5% in March) to €16.03 trillion. The reading, which was the lowest since July 2014, was slightly below the 2.0% growth rate expected by FactSet consensus analysts. The ECB also published that bank lending to eurozone households rose by 2.5% year-on-year in April to €6.87 trillion, marking the…
Link Securities | Iberdrola is preparing to install a 294 MW plant in Extremadura, the digital newspaper elEconomista.es reported yesterday. The electricity company has just received a positive resolution from the Directorate General for Energy Policy and Mines granting Iberdrola Promociones prior administrative authorisation and administrative construction authorisation for the Cedillo facility and its evacuation infrastructures in Cedillo and Herrera de Alcántara (Cáceres). The company, which already has a 100…
Renta 4 | Adif has announced that it will start the second phase of the liberalisation of long-distance rail transport. The lines to be put out to tender are those to Murcia, Galicia, Extremadura, the Basque Country and Asturias. Renfe, Iryo, Ouigo, Eco Rail, Euskotren and FGC have already expressed interest in participating in this contract. One of the key points is that Adif will include in the tender the…
Bankinter : Fitch maintains Spain’s rating at A- with a stable outlook. Fitch has revised the expected growth for 2023 upwards to 1.9% year-on-year (+0.7pp) reflecting “buoyant recovery in tourism and rising public sector investment. This has offset the weakness in private consumption, which recorded a second consecutive quarterly decline”. It projects a reduction in Public Debt/GDP to 110.4% by December 2024, “driven mainly by nominal GDP growth while primary…
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced that the general election will be brought forward to next July 23 after the electoral defeat suffered this Sunday by the PSOE in the regional and municipal polls. The head of the Executive has assumed this Sunday’s electoral results “in first person” and his response is that this means “submitting the popular mandate to the popular will”, as he has stated…
Link Securities| Talgo (TLGO) will make the first units of the Talgo Avril very high-speed train available to Renfe in November. According to a statement by the company on Tuesday, they will be ready to go into commercial operation. In this sense, Talgo has indicated that the November date will be reached “provided that the other actors involved in this process comply with the deadlines they have provided Talgo with…