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In Spain 26th October 2023

OECD Spain report points to 22% of Spanish children in poverty, highest figure in Western Europe

The OECD questions the viability of the two main reforms, pensions and labour, and the ecological transition, and questions the fiscal policy applied, as well as noting the halt in economic growth in 2024, which it reduces to 1.5%. Clare Lombardelli, chief economist of the OECD, during the presentation of the Economic Survey of Spain, criticised the lack of results in aspects such as unemployment, productivity, education and inequalities. She…

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Spanish economy 26th October 2023

Goldman Sachs cuts stake in Sacyr from 7.347% to 1.145%, no longer third largest shareholder

Link Securities| US investment bank Goldman Sachs has cut its stake in Sacyr to 1.145% from the 7.347% that had previously made it the third largest shareholder, according to the CNMV’s registers, as Expansión newspaper reports in today’s edition. Of this stake, 0.025% of the voting rights attributed to the shares are held indirectly and 1.120% through financial instruments. Thus, the company remains in Sacyr’s capital behind Disa, which has…

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Spanish Politics 25th October 2023

PSOE-Sumar pact: less work and more taxes to create more jobs?

Fernando González Urbaneja| The outgoing government has rubber-stamped a pact for the incoming government, signed with solemnity to convey an idea of hard bargaining within the cabinet. At least on the part of the cabinet, since the Podemos faction has been left out of the negotiation led by Yolanda Díaz under the SUMAR brand. The Podemos faction has been left with the option of throwing a hissyfit and little else,…

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Spanish economy 25th October 2023

Santander reports attributable profit of €8,143 million for first nine months, increasing earnings per share by 17%

Santander achieved an attributable profit of €8,143 million in the first nine months of 2023, up 11% in current euros versus the same period last year, as strong growth in revenues, particularly in Europe and Mexico, offset the expected year-on-year growth in provisions. In the third quarter, attributable profit increased 26% (+20% in current euros) versus the third quarter of last year to €2,902 million. The strength of the results…

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Spanish economy 24th October 2023

Spain’s public debt growing by €70 billion a year, over double pre-pandemic rate

The debt of the public administrations as a whole reached 1.563 trillion euros in August, after rising by 0.4% in monthly rate, although it did not exceed the historical maximum recorded in June (1.568 trillion), according to data published on Monday by the Bank of Spain. In the last year, public debt has grown by 4.7%, with 70,866 million euros more, despite the fact that Spain is growing by 2.3%…

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In Spain 24th October 2023

Housing law sinks supply of flats for rent by 30% in five months

Housing for rent has largely vanished in recent months in both Catalonia and the Community of Madrid. The supply of flats for rent has plummeted since the Housing Law came into force five months ago by 35.32% in the case of the Madrid region and by 34.92% in the case of Catalonia, according to an analysis carried out by the National Federation of Real Estate Associations (FAI), which puts the…

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Spanish economy 24th October 2023

Telefónica prepares incentivised redundancy plan in Spain for maximum 5,000 employees

Bankinter| The company will present a redundancy plan for up to 5,000 employees in Telefónica Spain. In addition, there is talk in the media of a possible interest of a consortium led by RRJ in buying Vodafone Spain. As for the redundancy programme, Telefónica will present the programme to the unions before Investor’s Day on 8 November. It expects around 2,500 employees to take redundancy. Although unconfirmed, media reports anticipate…

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Spanish economy 23rd October 2023

King to open 26th National Family Business Congress in Bilbao on Monday

The King, Felipe VI, will inaugurate today Monday in Bilbao the 26th National Congress of Family Businesses, which will bring together more than 500 family businessmen from all over Spain on 23 and 24 October at the Euskalduna Palace. Family businesses are the basis of the European business fabric and in Spain they account for 70% of employment and 60% of GDP. And for the fifth consecutive year, the President…

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In Spain 20th October 2023

Public housing construction in Spain falls by 86% compared to 2006 historical record, 80,000 homes built per year on average

Alphavalue / Divacons| The percentage of household income needed to buy a home rose to 21% over the last year, according to a study published by the portal Idealista based on 3Q23 data. The real estate platform also highlights that the percentage of household income needed to rent a home grew to 31%. On the other hand, the construction of public housing has fallen by 86% in Spain compared to…

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In Spain, Spanish economy 19th October 2023

Bank of Spain expects Spanish economy to grow faster than eurozone in 2023-2025

Banca March: Pablo Hernández de Cos, Governor of the Bank of Spain, expects the Spanish economy to grow faster than the eurozone as a whole in the short and medium term. According to the ECB’s projections, Spain will record GDP growth of 2.3% in 2023, 1.8% in 2023 and 2% in 2024 compared to the euro zone (0.7%, 1% and 1.5%, respectively). De Cos lists the various reasons why the…