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Spanish economy 25th June 2020

IMF Forecasts: The Heavy Weighting Of The Tourism Sector Explains Sharp Downward Revision In Spain’s Expected Growth

Bankia Estudios | None of the world’s major economies will avoid an annual contraction in GDP, with the possible exception of China, which could grow by a modest 1%, reported the institution. As for the Spanish economy, it has cut forecasts from the -8% estimated in April to -12.8%. For 2021, it estimates 6.3% growth , so that next year the level of GDP will still be 7.3% lower than in 2019 (4% in the previous revision). Spain’s worse performance is mainly due to the heavy weighting of tourism sector in GDP.

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Markets, Spanish economy 23rd June 2020

Moodys Threatens To Lower Rating For Over 50% Of Spanish Companies

Moody’s has warned that over half of Spain’s non-financial companies rated by the credit agency are at risk of being downgraded in the next 18 months. This is in light of the prospect that their solvency will continue to weaken, even after the government relaxes restrictions on mobility and travel and eases social distancing. In fact, the ratings agency highlights that between March and May 2020, it took 29 negative actions on the ratings of Spanish non-financial companies.

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Spanish economy 22nd June 2020

Spain Announces €4.25bn Package To Revive The Country’s Ailing Tourism Industry

Last week the Spanish government presented its Tourism Promotion Plan, to which over 4.250 billion euros will be assigned, mostly in the form of credits. Of the total amount of aid earmarked for the tourism sector, one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, 93%, or almost 4 billion euros, will be granted via loans. A further some 275 million euros will be granted in the form of direct transfers.

Testa aims to consolidate with its listing its position as property ‘giant’

Spanish economy 19th June 2020

Investment Funds Have €40 Bn To Invest In Spain’s Property Sector

Investment funds have €40 billion to spend in the Spanish real estate market in the short and medium term, according to a survey carried out amongst 200 funds and investors by Cushman & Wakefield. Of the total interviewed, 51% expect to maintain their investment strategy in the coming months despite the virus. This compares to 33% who are reconsidering their risk profile and 16% who are evaluating different asset classes.

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Spanish economy 18th June 2020

NextEra Wins Millionaire Renewables Lawsuit Against Spain

Bankinter | The US giant NextEra, the world’s largest electricity company by market capitalization, has been victorious in its long, multi-million dollar arbitration process against Spain regarding subsidies’ cuts which took place years ago. The Ciadi, the World Bank’s arbitration body, has lifted the suspension on the execution of the favourable award NextEra obtained a year ago. The award obliges Spain to pay 290M euros in compensation for the damage caused by the cuts decreed in 2014.

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Spanish economy 16th June 2020

Spain Government Mobilises €1.05 Bn For The Renewal Of The Vehicle Fleet

The Spanish government is launching a recovery plan to help the sectors most affected by the coronavirus crisis. These include the tourism and automotive industries, which account for 12% and 10% respectively of the country’s GDP. The first of which have been known details is the the Plan for the Promotion of the Automotive Industry Value Chain. It has a budget of €3.750 Bn, of which €1.050 Bn will be earmarked for the renewal of the fleet of vehicles in Spain. The aid will prioritize the most efficient models.

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Spanish economy 15th June 2020

Fitch Maintains Spain’s A- Credit Rating With A Stable Outlook Despite The Difficult Situation Due To COVID-19

Bankinter | The rating agency justifies its decision on financial and external resilience, strong GDP growth in recent years and structural reforms. It also considers that the recent deficit reduction gives some confidence that, once the COVID-19 crisis is overcome, public debt will maintain a downward trend. It estimates GDP will see a decline of 9.6% this year and will grow 4.4% in 2021.

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Spanish economy 10th June 2020

Spain Treasury Launches First 20-year Syndicated Bond As It Continues To Finance Covid-19 Crisis Needs

On Tuesday, the Treasury launched its first 20-year syndicated bond for a minimum amount of 10 billion euros, with demand reaching 78 billion. So it continues to advance in its programme of issues for 2020. This is the third time during the pandemic that the Treasury has made a syndicated issue. On March 24th it made a syndicated placement for 10 billion euros with a 7-year bond, and another on April 22nd for 15 billion with a 10-year syndicated bond.