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Spanish public debt grows at 3.8%, faster than GDP, but runaway inflation reduces it to 99.9% of GDP

According to data from the Bank of Spain (BdE), public administration debt stood at 99.9% of GDP in July, 2.4 percentage points lower than a year earlier, dropping below 100% for the first time since February 2020. In absolute terms, the debt balance rose to EUR 1.744 trillion, a 3.8% increase year-on-year, although it decreased from the EUR 1.763 trillion reached in June. By level of government, central government (State)…

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Spain: Unemployment rises by 44,419 people in August

According to official figures from the SEPE, unemployment rose by 44,419 people compared to July (+1.92%), reaching a total of 2,355,918 people. The year-on-year decrease stands at 70,593 people and is largely due to the extraordinary immigrant regularization process, which has mitigated the negative impact of the end of the summer season. The spike in unemployment affected all 17 autonomous communities, particularly Catalonia (+14,594), Madrid (+6,881), and the Valencian Community…