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Faes Farma

Spanish economy, Spanish Small & Mid Caps 19th January 2021

Faes Farma To Expand Its Industrial Capacity With New Production Plant In The Basque Country

Renta 4 | Faes Farma will expand its industrial capacity with a new production plant in Derio (Vizcaya) in order to meet the strong growth expected by the company beyond 2024. The estimated investment will be around €150 M. This will be implemented over the next 4 years and will require an increase in staff of about 200 workers. The new plant will be located in the Zamudio Technology Park, with the potential to manufacture more than 100 M units of medicines. 

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Spanish economy 19th January 2021

The Tobin Tax On Financial Transactions Already Operating In Spain

The so-called Tobin tax on financial transactions – which will be charged on the acquisition of shares of large Spanish listed firms like Inditex, Iberdrola or Banco Santander – came into force on January 16. The new tax will mainly affect the purchases of these companies’ shares, either in cash or via credit. According to the list drawn up by the Tax Agency, it will be applied to almost 60 companies with a market capitalisation of more than 1 billion euros as of December 16 2020.

Naturgy Candela

Spanish economy 18th January 2021

Naturgy Enters US Renewables Market Along With Local Firm Candela Renewables

Renta 4 | This week could see Naturgy finalising its entrance into the US firm Candela Renewables, valued at 80-100 million dollars, according to Reuters. This is a platform for the development of renewable projects, founded in 2018 by former employees of First Solar and Nextlight, and which has launched 26 projects to date. In the absence of further details on the possible operation, we would favourably consider the entry into the US market on a quality basis.

ursula pedro

Spanish economy 18th January 2021

Spain Could Receive More European Funds In Direct Aid Than Initially Planned

The European Recovery Fund monopolized, along with the coronavirus pandemic, the 11th edition of Spain Investors Day, which closed last Thursday with the aim of positioning the country as an investment destination. At the same time, the EU was planning to increase direct aid to Spain by €11 billion, given the crisis’ impact on debt, as can be seen in one of the annexes to the regulations on the Facility for Recovery and Resilience, which is awaiting final ratification.

CAf Paris

Markets, Spanish economy, Spanish Small & Mid Caps 15th January 2021

CAF Is Awarded A Contract In France With Bombardier Worth €2.56 Bn

The French public transportation operator RATP has selected the offer of CAF and Bombardier to supply 146 trains for the second busiest suburban line in Paris for a joint value of €2.56 Bn. The consortium would have beaten the bid made by Alstom which could have offered a price 500M euros higher than that of the Spanish-Canadian consortium. In any case, Alstom will complete the takeover of Bombardier in two weeks, so part of the CAF contract will also benefit the French industrial group.

spain country risk

Spanish economy 15th January 2021

COVID-19 And Country Risk In The Euro Area: This Time Is Different For Spain!

Caixabank (Eduard LLorens and Alex Ruiz )  | Intuition tells us that a shock like COVID-19 should increase country risk and this has certainly been confirmed by the data. Nevertheless, a longer-lasting impact on country risk should be observed, which is not the case. The investor narrative would be that in the states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, NGEU and the ECB have had a greater mitigating effect: as much as four credit rating levels in the cases of Spain and France, and three in the case of Portugal. 

telefonica telxius

Ibex, Markets, Spanish economy 13th January 2021

Telefonica Sells Telxius Towers To American Tower For €7.7 Bn In Cash. Is This A Threat For Cellnex?

Renta 4 | Telefónica announced today that it has signed an agreement with American Tower to sell Telxius’ tower business in Europe (Spain, Germany) and LatAm (Brazil, Peru, Chile and Argentina). The price of the deal is 7.7 billion euros, payable in cash. It includes the sale of some 30,722 sites to be carried out in two separate operations. Although American Tower still has little exposure in Europe (some 30,000 towers after the Telxius purchase), it represents the main threat to the leadership position of another Spanish company, Cellnex, with over 103.000 sites

filomena snowboard

Spanish economy 13th January 2021

The Price Of Electricity In Spain Increases 92% In 15 Years

The price of electricity in Spain has increased significantly in January coinciding with the Filomena storm -which last week caused the heaviest snowfall in more than 60 years- and the subsequent cold wave, with extreme temperatures for Spain of -10º. This “perfect storm” will boost energy consumption by at least 30% this week and could mean up to 200 additional euros for consumers’ pockets. The point is that the electricity bill has increased by up to 92% in Spain in the last 15 years and if this trend at the start of the year continues, it could rise by a further 21%.

Current EU major challenges-Brexit and Italy budget- move but still remain stranded

Spanish economy 13th January 2021

The Cut In Spain’s Current Rating Could Lead To A Downgrade Of Over 50% Of Companies In 18 Months

Moody’s points out that Spanish public debt is at maximum levels for a century. Thus, it will take into account in its next rating reviews whether the Spanish government presents a credible plan to reverse the fiscal deterioration aggravated by Covid-19. A downgrade of the current rating (Baa1 with a stable outlook) could lead to the downgrade of more than 50% of Spain’s companies’ in 18 months. Even so, this warning is not exclusive to Spain (public debt/GDP 120%), as there are other countries with high debt problems (Italy 158%, Greece 200%, Portugal 137%).