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European economy 4th May 2025

Airbus closes agreement to acquire certain assets of Spirit AeroSystems

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The aerospace and defence company closed a deal to acquire certain assets of Spirit AeroSystems, completing a key part of the struggling supplier’s split with Boeing. The transaction is expected to close in 3Q25, pending regulatory approvals. Airbus will provide Spirit with a $200 million interest-free credit facility to ensure the continuity of its programmes, while it will receive a $439 million payment from Spirit as compensation. The…

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In Europe 29th April 2025

Erste Bank reportedly considering acquiring 49% of Santander Bank Polska

Renta 4 | Erste Bank is reportedly considering acquiring 49% of Santander Bank Polska (in which it has a 62% stake) which could lead to a takeover bid for 100%, according to press reports. Banco Santander has confirmed in a statement to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it has received interest from various parties and that it is in talks with Erste Group Bank AG for a possible…

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European economy 29th April 2025

Iberdrola installs first monopile of East Anglia THREE, largest offshore wind farm to date

Link Securities | Iberdrola, through its subsidiary ScottishPower, has installed the first monopile of its East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, digital portal Bolsamania.com reported on Friday. This is the company’s third project within its East Anglia Hub complex, located in the North Sea (UK). It is IBE’s largest park and the second largest in the world, which will involve an investment of £4 billion. At 84 metres high, weighing…

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European economy 27th April 2025

ECB says wages in Europe grew 4.8% in 2024, 3.1% expected in 2025

Intermoney | The ECB’s wage monitoring report continues to show that pressures on negotiated wages will ease over the course of the year. The ECB’s wage monitoring report continues to indicate that pressures on negotiated wages will diminish over the year. In particular, it pointed to a growth rate of negotiated wages, including exceptional payments spread over time, of 4.8% in 2024 (with an average coverage of 48.8% of employees…

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In Europe 25th April 2025

Eurozone advance composite PMI falls to 50.1 from 50.9 in March, pointing to near-stagnant economy

Singular Bank: April’s preliminary reading of the Eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers’ index showed a slight gain of 0.1 points to 48.7 points (versus 48.6 points in March), the highest in 27 months and above analysts’ consensus estimates (47.4 points). On the other hand, the preliminary services PMI has decreased 1.3 points with respect to March to 49.7 points. Thus, the preliminary reading of the Euro zone composite PMI in April…

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In Europe 25th April 2025

Iberdrola to invest in 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Baltic together with Kansai Electric

Alphavalue / Divacons | The Spanish utility informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it has closed the agreement with Kansai Electric to co-invest in the Windanker offshore wind farm (315 MW) in the Baltic. Iberdrola will hold a majority stake of 51%. The project will have 21 turbines of 51 MW and will come into operation in the fourth quarter of 2026. The closing of this transaction, which…

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In Europe 23rd April 2025

Indra wins contract to modernise UK’s air surveillance network

Link Securities | Indra (IDR) has won a contract to upgrade the UK’s air surveillance network with new state-of-the-art radars, according to Bolsamania.com. NATS, the country’s air navigation services provider, has awarded the company the project, which will incorporate cutting-edge design and technology to reduce CO2 emissions. In total, Indra will deploy 19 radars distributed in different locations, each equipped with a PSR3D primary radar and a MSSR secondary radar….

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In Europe 22nd April 2025

Ferrovial strengthens portfolio in Poland after being selected to execute three projects worth €266 million total

Link Securities | Ferrovial (FER) is to strengthen its portfolio in Poland, its second largest construction market after the United States, according to elEconomista newspaper. The Spanish multinational, through its Polish subsidiary Budimex, has recently been selected by Poland’s General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways to carry out three projects totalling zł1,139.2 million (around €266.5 million at current exchange rates).

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European economy 22nd April 2025

Eurozone March inflation confirmed to have moderated to 2.2%, core to 2.5%

Singular Bank: According to Eurostat’s final reading, in March the year-on-year rate of change of the Eurozone’s headline CPI moderated slightly to 2.2% (compared to 2.3% in February), its lowest since November 2024. This year-on-year increase was mainly explained by the contribution of services (up 1.56pp), followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (0.57pp) and non-energy industrial goods (0.16pp), in contrast to the negative contribution of energy (down 0.10pp). In a…

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European economy 21st April 2025

German investor confidence plummets after ‘Liberation Day’ to -14 points in April, from 51.6 previously

CdM | German investor confidence has worsened significantly in April as a result of “erratic changes” in US trade policy, according to the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), reports Europa Press this morning. Specifically, the German investor confidence figure stood at -14 points in April, compared to 51.6 in the previous month, which is the worst reading of the index since July 2023, after suffering the biggest monthly…