If a man is worth his word, the Spanish Prime Minister’s share price dropped several notches yesterday when he changed his mind again and handed over the Pamplona mayor’s office to EH Bildu, the political heirs of ETA, after agreeing with them on a motion of censure of the current mayor, Cristina Ibarrola, of UPN. One day after the PSOE defended in Congress the Amnesty Law that it rejected until…
The official data shows that the final execution of the amount received by Spain is very low (18%), that the awarding of projects is decreasing (45% in 2021; only 39% in 2022 and barely 20% on 31 October 2023); and that the vast majority (88%) of the money for the projects (61 of those 100) goes to public institutions (Autonomous Regions, City Councils and public bodies such as Adif, for…
Intermoney| Aena (AENA) (Hold, €150/share) announced on Tuesday, with the market open, the passenger and freight traffic figures for the month of November. Over the entire month, the number of passengers, 19.7 million, represented an increase of almost 8% compared to the same period in 2019. On this occasion, both Barajas and El Prat returned to growth compared to pre-pandemic, with increases of 1% and 4%, respectively. Malaga, Spain’s third…
Banco Sabadell: According to the press, if the government does not extend by the end of the year, by means of a decree, some of the tax measures adopted after the Ukraine crisis (such as VAT on electricity and gas bills of 5% as opposed to 21% previously; 0.5% excise tax on electricity against 5% previously or the 15% cap on quarterly gas reviews), electricity and gas prices would rise…
Inditex (ITX) today reported its results for the first nine months of the fiscal year (9M2023), covering the period from February to October: Net sales rose 11.1% year-on-year (+14.9% at constant exchange rates) in 9M2023 to €25,609 million. ITX highlighted the satisfactory evolution of its online shop revenue, which was positive in all geographies and in all formats. Gross margin rebounded at a faster pace than sales, 12.3% year-on-year to…
According to preliminary data, released yesterday by the Association of Registrars, 44,454 home sales and purchases were signed in October, representing a decrease of 11.4% year-on-year. In the same month, and according to the same source, the decline in the number of mortgages on homes was more pronounced, falling 22.4% year-on-year, to 30,850 transactions. Moreover, in October the total number of sales and purchases (including all types of property) fell…
This Monday marks the first meeting of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council. This is the first meeting of this body in nearly a year and a half, and it had been frequently requested by the autonomous regions governed by the Partido Popular, which after this year’s regional elections are in the majority. Natàlia Mas, the minister responsible for these policies in Catalonia, will not attend, and in her place…
Alphavalue / Divacons| The utility has been awarded the supply of electricity with guaranteed origin from renewable energy sources for Metro de Madrid for a total amount of around €395 million over the next five years. Specifically, the energy company has been awarded the five lots put up for grabs by the Community of Madrid for the high and low voltage supply points of the metro network for the period…
Link Securities | Telefónica is finalising the tender to hire a new technology provider for part of its core 5G mobile network in Spain. The decision will mean the definitive exit of Huawei from its network, in line with the Western veto of Chinese companies. The newspaper notes that Ericsson or Nokia are the favourites to win the new contract worth many tens of millions. US government restrictions, as well…
Banco Sabadell : According to the press, the vice-president for Ecological Transition (Teresa Ribera) said in a statement that it is necessary to see if energy companies continue to make these extraordinary profits and to take into account the large investments required for the energy transition, in the context of the application of the current windfall tax on these companies. These statements come after the European Commission declared last week…