Link| According to the final reading of the data, released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.3% in 3Q2023 compared to the previous quarter, in line with its preliminary estimate and with the expectations of FactSet’s consensus analysts. In 2Q2023 GDP expanded 0.4% quarter-on-quarter. That of 3Q2023 is the lowest quarter-on-quarter growth rate achieved by Spanish GDP since 1Q2022. In 3Q2023, gross fixed…

The good performance of the stock market in the final stretch of 2023 has fuelled hopes of a recovery in IPOs in 2024, with eight Spanish companies awaiting the evolution of the markets to decide whether to place part of their capital with investors and stock market funds. A long list of Spanish companies are hoping to clear the hurdles to make their IPOs in the coming months: Puig, Hotelbeds,…

Alphavalue / Divacons| Spanish banks had the worst capital ratio in Europe in the annual transparency exercise conducted by the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the second time in a row, behind even their Greek peers. Specifically, the ten Spanish banks that took part in this EBA exercise recorded a CET fully-loaded capital ratio of 12.64% in 2Q23, the cut-off date for this year. This figure increased by +34 basis…