BBVA announced that its Board of Directors has decided to modify the terms of the takeover bid (OPA) for Banco Sabadell by improving the consideration offered. The previous offer (one BBVA ordinary share and €0.70 in cash for every 5.5483 SAB ordinary shares) will be changed in nature and will now be entirely in newly issued BBVA ordinary shares. The new exchange ratio will be one BBVA ordinary share for…
CdM | In July, public administration debt moderated its weight on gross domestic product (GDP) to 102.3%, a decrease of 1.9 percentage points compared to a year earlier. In absolute terms, it stood at €1.68 trillion, with a year-on-year growth rate of 3.9%, according to data from the Excessive Deficit Protocol published by the Bank of Spain. By subsector, central government debt stood at €1.525 trillion, with a year-on-year increase…
Although consumer prices (CPI) remained unchanged in Spain in August compared to July, according to the final data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain’s year-on-year CPI increased by 2.7% through August, the same rate as in July. In August, the group that stood out most for its positive influence on the increase of the year-on-year CPI growth rate was transport prices, whose year-on-year rate rose one point to…
Link Securities | The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that industrial production in Spain fell by 0.5% in July compared to June, according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted data. By sector of activity, in July, the production of durable consumer goods rose the most (1.3%), while capital goods experienced the greatest contraction (3.6%). In year-on-year terms, in seasonally and calendar-adjusted data, industrial production rebounded in July in Spain by 2.5% (1.9%…
Europe has significant gas fields in the Netherlands, the North Sea, Poland, and Spain, but they are not exploited. “We say we don’t do it because we are sustainable, and then we make a commitment to buy it from the US, which is a fantastic exercise in continental hypocrisy,” says Repsol’s CEO, Josu Jon Imaz. This is because “these products are then imported, increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the…
Link Securities | According to the Harmonised Labour Cost Index (ICLA) published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the labour cost per hour worked increased by 3.8% in Spain in Q2 2025 compared to the same period last year (up 3.7% in Q1 2025), in seasonally and calendar-adjusted figures. In unadjusted data, the year-on-year change in the cost per hour was 5.4% (up 1.9% in Q1 2025). In turn, wage…
Today, the acceptance period for the takeover bid for Banco Sabadell finally begins. BBVA announced the bid on May 9, 2024, after Sabadell’s board rejected the Basque bank’s friendly offer. In the year and a half since, BBVA has had to secure approval from the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC)—which imposed tough conditions to ensure competition—the Government—which has forbidden the Basque bank from merging for three years, thus…
CdM | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 2.7% year-on-year in August, thanks to food and electricity prices offsetting fuel prices, according to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The stability of the year-on-year CPI in the eighth month of the year slows down the rise in the inflation rate experienced during the previous two months. The agency explained that the CPI remaining at 2.7%…
Bankinter | According to notaries, the number of sales reached 68,128 transactions in June, representing growth of 5.9% (year-on-year) compared to 62,587 transactions in May (a drop of 2.0%). The average price per square metre stood at €1,906/m² in June, representing an increase of 8.0% year-on-year (€1,836/m²; up 6.7% in May). Analysis team’ view: Good news. The property market is showing strength again after the fall in home sales in…
Norbolsa | LThe Spanish airline has accepted the proposal from Turkish Airlines, which will invest €300 million. The deal includes a €275 million loan that will be converted into shares and an additional €25 million cash contribution to enter directly into the capital. With this move, the Turkish airline will acquire between 26% and 27% of Air Europa, thus appreciating its stake in the Hidalgo family’s company. Following the transaction,…