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Spanish economy 6th July 2023

Car sales in Spain in June up 13%, more than 100,000 units, but still below pre-pandemic levels

Intermoney| According to data published by the employers’ associations of manufacturers (Anfac), dealers (Faconauto) and sellers (Ganvam), car sales in Spain maintained a positive performance in June, with growth of 13.3%, accelerating the rate of increase of close-on 8% of the previous two months. More than 101k vehicles were registered in June (the first time since December 2020 that the hundred thousand mark has been surpassed), bringing cumulative sales in…

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Spanish economy 6th July 2023

Spain reinforces anti-takeover shield for strategic companies

Spain reinforces the shielding of companies considered strategic in the wake of the coronavirus with new legislation on foreign investment. In March 2020, in the wake of the pandemic, the government launched the so-called anti-takeover shield to provide a kind of golden share in the acquisition of large companies by non-EU companies. This measure, which has been permanent since then, is now being developed through a royal decree approved on…

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Spanish Politics 5th July 2023

PP presents programme for government

The Partido Popular (Popular Party) has published this Tuesday the proposals with which the party led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo aspires to win the next elections on 23 July. In their 108-page programme, the Popular Party has briefly outlined the axes that will mark the course of their policies. The commitment to adjust the deficit and reduce the debt is the leitmotiv of the document. Changes in legislation on squatting,…

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Spanish economy 5th July 2023

Small businesses shed almost 20,000 self-employed in one year

Bakeries, greengrocers, butchers, hairdressers? The decline of small businesses is being exacerbated by the pressure of costs and lower sales, an explosive combination that is accelerating the trickle of shop closures that began years ago without this decline being accompanied by an urgent support plan. The proliferation of large shopping centres, the consolidation of online commerce and with it the irruption into the market of the technological giants, have taken…

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Spanish economy 5th July 2023

Iberdrola completes €154,773,000 capital reduction through share redemptions

Link Securities | The executive chairman of Iberdrola (IBE) has declared closed and executed the capital reduction through the redemption of treasury shares approved by the General Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company held on 28 April 2023, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Board of Directors. Iberdrola’s share capital has been reduced by €154,773,000 through the retirement of 206,364,000 treasury shares. The share capital resulting from the reduction…

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Spanish economy 5th July 2023

Unemployment falls by 50,268 in June and drops to 2008 levels, under 2.7 million

CdM | The number of unemployed registered in the offices of the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) fell in June by 50,268 (-1.8%). This brings the total figure to the lowest since September 2008, falling below the 2.7 million mark to 2,688,842 unemployed. REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED TRENDS The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy stresses that this decline, which is widespread throughout the country, affects all sectors and all age groups,…

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Spanish economy 4th July 2023

Spike in gas prices pushes up electricity prices 25% in June

ASE Group : The average daily price of the Spanish wholesale market (POOL) in June stood at 93.02 €/MWh. It is 25.35% higher than in May, but still 57.5% below the level of a year ago. According to ASE Group analysts, this rise is explained by the shortage of wind power, which has given prominence to combined cycle plants with gas on the rise. Gas-fired combined cycle plants produce 43.17%…

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Spanish Politics 3rd July 2023

Spain takes over rotating EU presidency pending July 23rd election result

On July 1, Spain assumed the six-month presidency of the EU, and yesterday, Sunday July 2, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, met at La Moncloa with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who has begun the six-month period with a trip to Kiev. Sánchez reiterated Europe’s support for Ukraine and assured that Spain “will rise to the occasion”. In an institutional declaration, Sánchez reviewed the four priorities…

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Spanish economy 1st July 2023

Spain approves €2.5 billion loan facility for first-time house buyers

Bankinter Spain approves a new line of guarantees from the Official Credit Institute (ICO) of €2,500M to help young people under 35 years of age and families with dependent children without age limit with an individual income of up to €37,800 per year to pay the down payment on their first home. The guaranteeable loan may be up to 100% of the lower value between the assessment and the purchase…

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Spanish economy 30th June 2023

Spanish inflation falls to 1.9% in June, core remains at 5.9%

The leading indicator of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of June leaves the lowest inflation figure since April 2021. According to information published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), year-on-year inflation stood at 1.9% in June. If this figure is confirmed on 12 July, it would be more than one point lower than the figure recorded in May (3.2%). Yesterday morning, the Minister of Economy, Nadia Calviño,…