Guide to support the Spanish domestic demand
BARCELONA | By CaixaBank research team | Factors to revive private consumption and corporate investment in a Spanish economy gearing towards recovery.
In Europe
Portugal-Lithuania: two sides of the same crisis
PARIS | By Philippe Ricard via Presseurop | In Lisbon, shock therapy has failed to bring down the government. In Vilnius, it has made for a fast-tracked entry into Europe. What lessons can we learn from these criss-crossing paths?
The Spanish tax lease case may cause shock waves
MADRID | BY JP Marín Arrese | The piecemeal strategy in addressing unwarranted aids likely to grossly distort the allocation of resources might end up fuelling uncertainty and a massive stampede from investors.
UK SMEs missing billions under digital austerity
LONDON | By Victor Jimenez | That the CBI has aired a word in favour of their smaller colleagues reveals the extent to which the real economy strives to free itself from the anti-pro austerity meaningless conflict.
How the Troika alienates its friends
ATHENS | The eurozone and the IMF decided on 8 July to hand Athens a new tranche of aid in exchange for the sacking of 15,000 civil servants. If they want to lose the support of the population for the necessary reform of public services, that’s the best way to go about it, says Panos Panagiotopoulos.
Why has the IMF changed its modeling of Spain’s economy?
WASHINGTON | By Pablo Pardo | There is a silver line: Spain is reducing the fiscal consolidation’s impact on its economic growth.
The Human Genome cannot be patented
VALENCIA | By Laura Garsando for www.metode.cat | Ana Cuenda, Head of Department of Immunology and Oncology at the Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology, opposes patenting attempts over the Human Genome.
The excellent Mr Mario Draghi
MADRID | By Daniel Álvarez, analyst at XTB | Let us be fair with Mario Draghi: he is in charge of an institution that, unlike its peers, has very restricted powers and legal barriers he has sorted with precision.
The German pessimism about Spain and Angela Merkel’s tips
MADRID | By Luis Alcaide via Capitalmadrid | A German economist recently questioned the role of Spanish exports to balance the country’s deficit, ignoring statistical facts. His pessimistic attitude shows an exaggerated interpretation of austerity. Meanwhile Angela Merkel is calling for patience and avoiding political responsibility in the construction of a fiscal and economic union.
Will the 21st century be built on nuclear power?
By Keath Parker, chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association | All the increases in renewable energy remain minuscule in terms of global energy provision, which remains dominated by coal – nuclear must be part of a low carbon transition, argues industry body.