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Spanish economy 18th January 2024

ECB reportedly asks some European banks to detail credit exposure to Grifols: Santander, BBVA and Caixabank in Spain

Alphavalue /Divacons| According to Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, the ECB has reportedly asked some European banks to detail their credit exposure to the Catalan blood products company. Grifols had a net financial debt of €9.5 billion, according to data published in September, with a maturity of €1.8 billion in 2024. According to LSEG data, banks with credit exposure to Grifols in our coverage include BNP Paribas, Santander,…

Spanish economy 18th January 2024

Spanish public debt rises to €1.58 trillion, €68,751 million more per year

The Bank of Spain (BdE) reported yesterday that the debt of Spanish public administrations as a whole increased by 0.2% in November compared to October, to €1.58 trillion. In year-on-year terms, debt increased by 4.6% in November, equivalent to €68.751 billion. In November, central government debt amounted to €1.41 trillion, an increase in the month of 0.35%. In addition, the debt of the autonomous communities grew by 0.26% to €324,456…

Spanish economy 15th January 2024

Acerinox to invest €67m in high-performance alloys division, VDM Metals, and generate 15% more revenue

Renta 4 | The company has informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) of investments in its high performance alloys division (VDM), as well as the presentation of its new excellence plan. Investments in VDM: Acerinox has announced an investment of €67 million, including an atomiser for the production of stainless steel powders and high-performance alloys for additive manufacturing. At the same time, three remelting furnaces will be extended, and…

Spanish economy 12th January 2024

Final CPI in Spain confirms 3.1% in December 2023 and core CPI 3.8%; gap between the two decreases +0.7 pp from previous +1.3

Bankinter : Final CPI December 2023 confirms +3.1% year-on-year (from +3.2% year-on-year previous and expected). Underlying CPI also confirms +3.8% year-on-year (from 4.5% year-on-year before). In month-on-month terms, 0.0% month-on-month (from -0.3% month-on-month in November) and in the Underlying +0.2% month-on-month (from +0.1% month-on-month in November). Assessment: No surprises, preliminary data are confirmed. This is fully in line with our estimates in Strategy 2024 (year-end +3.1% year-on-year and annual average…

Spanish economy 7th January 2024

DWS Investment (Deutsche Bank) raises 3.3% of Sacyr’s share capital

CdM| DWS Investment, Deutsche Bank’s fund manager, has raised a 3.26% stake in the capital of Sacyr, thus becoming one of the significant shareholders of the construction and concessions company. According to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) records, and as reported by Europa Press, the German fund manager’s operation translates into 22.3 million shares, valued at current market prices of €71.5 million.

Spanish economy 7th January 2024

CaixaBank prepares website for sale of second-hand vehicles

Norbolsa | The bank will launch a digital platform for the sale of second-hand cars in the first half of 2024. In this regard, the company is finalising the creation of a digital platform for the sale of second-hand vehicles from a network of eight selected dealers that will cover the whole of Spain. This list of dealers will also be joined by Arval, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas that…

Spanish economy 5th January 2024

Services sector pulls Spain away from euro area slowdown

Eurozone private sector activity in December maintained the previous month’s pace of deterioration, extending the contraction to seven consecutive months, according to the composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which repeated November’s reading of 47.6 points in the last month of 2023, anticipating the risk of the eurozone entering recession. By contrast, as published yesterday by S&P Global, Spain’s services PMI rebounded from 51.0 points in its November reading to 51.5…

Spanish economy 5th January 2024

Telefónica closes redundancy proceedings affecting 3,421 employees

Link Securities | Telefónica’s most representative trade union organisations have reached an agreement to sign the Third Collective Bargaining Agreement for Related Companies, valid until 31 December 2026 and extendable for a further year, with the aim of moving towards a more digital, flexible company that is prepared for future challenges in a highly competitive context of profound transformation. This agreement will allow Telefónica, among other things, to continue its…

Spanish economy 4th January 2024

Spain’s tangled unemployment figures: 2.7 million people or 3.2 million?

According to data provided by the Ministry of Labour, the number of unemployed people registered in the offices of the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) fell in December by 27,375 people (-1%). In year-on-year terms, unemployment fell in December by 130,197 people (-4.59%), to 2,707,456 people, the lowest figure for this month since 2007. These figures, however, should be qualified. According to the USO trade union, the tangle of data…

In Spain, Spanish economy 2nd January 2024

2023 ends with petrol prices in Spain at lowest average in almost two years

BancaMarch: Gasoline has said goodbye to 2023 in Spain at its lowest average price level in almost two years. Three days to go before the end of the year, petrol was averaging €1.532 per litre this week, the lowest level in 2023 and in almost two years, as only in the week of 20 January 2022 was the price lower than this. On the other hand, and still according to…

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