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Spanish economy 18th November 2025

Spanish Public Debt Grows at Annual Rate of 4.5% and Hits New Record of €1.71 Trillion

According to preliminary data published by the Bank of Spain (BdE), the outstanding balance of Spanish Public Administrations’ debt stood at €1.710 trillion in September, representing a 4.5% increase year-on-year, while the increase compared to August was 0.1%. The September figure marks a new historical record. The BdE reported that in September, central government debt grew by 4.6% year-on-year, reaching €1.558 trillion, which represents 94% of GDP. For their part,…

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In Spain 17th November 2025

Spain is Doing Well… Spaniards, Not So Much

Fernando González Urbaneja | “Spain is doing well” was the slogan that President Aznar used to characterize his eight-year term (1996-2004), spanning the turn of the century. The data supported his claim. Pedro Sánchez now resurrects Aznar’s proposition and insists in all his speeches that Spanish society is better off today than when he took office in mid-2018. Some data supports his thesis, while others contradict it. The Spanish economy…

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In Spain 14th November 2025

Inflation Continues to Rise: 3.1% in October

The CPI (Consumer Price Index) continues its upward trend, closing October one tenth of a percentage point higher than at the end of September, with an increase of 3.1%. The INE (National Institute of Statistics) explained that the rise in the CPI in October is due to electricity prices increasing more than in the same month of 2024. In addition to electricity, the prices that are pushing inflation up the…

utilities

In Spain 13th November 2025

Spain: Electricity Rises 24% in October Compared to September

Spanish electricity demand fell by 0.5% in October, while generation grew by 2.1%, driven by increased exports to Portugal. The daily price in the wholesale market (POOL) averaged €75.73/MWh in October. This marks an increase of 24.07% over the previous month (€61.04/MWh) and 10.5% compared to the price a year ago (€68.54/MWh). Electricity prices interrupted their downward trend in October, mainly due to scheduled outages for refueling at several nuclear…

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In Spain 12th November 2025

EC Includes Spain Among Countries Subject to “Disproportionate” Migratory Pressure

The European Commission has included Spain among the four countries in the bloc that, due to being under major migratory pressure, can appeal to the solidarity of their partners and activate the mechanism provided for in the new Migration and Asylum Pact, allowing some of the migrants who have arrived irregularly on their territory to be relocated to other Member States. Alongside Spain, the countries facing the highest migratory pressure…

CHILDREN

In Spain 11th November 2025

Spain Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe (29.2%)

Spain has the highest child poverty rate in the European Union, standing at 29.2% compared to the EU average of 19.3%. It is followed by Bulgaria (28.2%) and Romania (26.2%). The countries with the lowest rates are Denmark (10.1%), Slovenia (10.7%), and Finland (11.6%). The study, Child Poverty in Spain: Recent Evolution and Policies, published by Funcas, highlights that Spain’s position is deeply concerning, especially considering that the country ranks…

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In Spain 7th November 2025

Junts assures “legislature is blocked”: no budgets, no more laws

Miriam Nogueras, Junts spokesperson in the Congress—where the fugitive Puigdemont’s party maintains seven decisive deputies, without whom the investiture majority falls into a minority with 172 out of 350 deputies—announced yesterday that her party will not vote with the Government again after the half-dozen laws they have already agreed upon pass through Parliament. She will not vote in favor of either the 2026 Budgets (Spain continues to extend the 2023…

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In Spain 6th November 2025

Cáritas warns of “unprecedented process of social fragmentation” in Spain, with 4.3 million people in situation of severe exclusion

The 9th FOESSA Report, presented this Wednesday by Cáritas Española (Spanish Caritas), has warned of an “unprecedented process of social fragmentation” in Spain, where an “apparent economic boom” coexists with “one of the highest inequality rates in Europe,” leading to “a society of unease” in which 4.3 million people live in a situation of severe exclusion, one-third of whom are minors—that is, 1.4 million children. “Spain is going through an…

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In Spain, Spanish economy 5th November 2025

US bank forecasts Spain’s GDP to grow 3.5% in 2024, 2.9% in 2025 and 2.2% in 2026

Alphavalue / Divacons | A leading US bank has revised its growth projections for the Spanish economy upwards, validating the strength of the current expansionary cycle in contrast to the slowdown observed in the rest of Europe. The US financial institution now anticipates Spanish GDP growth of 3.5% for 2024, 2.9% in 2025 and 2.2% in 2026. These new estimates exceed previous forecasts, which stood at 3.2%, 2.7% and 2%…

Indra Tecnocom

Spanish economy 5th November 2025

Lawyer group reports merger between Indra and its chairman’s company Escribano to CNMV

The acquisition of Escribano Mechanical and Engineering (EM&E) by Indra has encountered another adversary. In addition to the opposition from a part of the company’s board of directors —controlled by the State Industrial Participation Company (SEPI) with a 28% stake— due to the conflict of interest inherent in buying the family company of its own chairman, there is now the opposition of the Hay Derecho Foundation. The institution, composed of…