World news about “Spanish debt” published by euronews.
Spanish bank bailout plan spooks markets The Spanish government’s reported plan for rescuing the country’s fourth-largest lender Bankia unsettled the financial markets on Monday. Sources said… 28/05/2012
Foreign investors shun Italy and Spain Foreigners are increasingly not interested in buying Italian and Spanish government bonds according the Fitch credit ratings agency. It said the number of… 23/05/2012
Spain warns of second quarter contraction Spain is forecasting an economic contraction for the second quarter of 0.3%. This would be in line with the contraction from January to March. The Economy… 21/05/2012
Spain revises 2011 budget deficit The Spanish government has revised up its 2011 budget deficit. Madrid said last year’s annual deficit amount to 8.9 per cent of output, up from the 8.5 per… 19/05/2012
Spain moves for a partial nationalisation of Bankia Spain’s Ministry of Finance has confirmed the government is to mount a rescue of the country’s fourth largest lender with a partial nationalisation of the… 10/05/2012
Property bubble slams CaixaBank The bursting of the Spanish property bubble continues to hit bank profits there. On Thursday CaixaBank shares fell over two percent after it posted an 84… 19/04/2012
Big contrast in Iberian debt Spain’s tough austerity budget has failed to reassure the financial markets, and at its latest auction of government bonds Madrid had to offer higher interest… 04/04/2012
Rajoy seeks to calm investor nerves in Spain Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has given his first speech since the government published its 2012 budget last week, promising his austerity policies… 02/04/2012
Austerity bites deeper in Spain Spain’s government has announced further deep budget cuts for this year in its increasingly unpopular austerity drive, one day after an anti-austerity general… 30/03/2012
Spain toughens stance on deficit Spain’s government is digging in its heels over trimming its deficit. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is lobbying Brussels, trying to get more lenient deficit… 01/03/2012
Thousands protest against crisis cuts in Madrid Thousands of public sector workers protested throughout Tuesday and into the evening against austerity cuts in Madrid. Carrying signs saying “ it’s not a… 08/02/2012
Italian and Spanish debt costs fall Italy’s borrowing costs plunged in its first auction of government bonds of the new year on Thursday. For bonds that have to be repaid next January, Rome… 12/01/2012
Smooth Spanish bond sale, but euro zone still besieged For once there was some good news from the eurozone debt crisis as Spain was able to sell many more government bonds than it expected at its latest debt… 15/12/2011
Spanish jobless total continues to climb There is more gloom on jobs in Spain. The unemployment figure rose in November for the fourth month in a row up nearly 1.5 per cent on October. The vast… 02/12/2011
Spanish/French bonds find favour in auction The first test of investor confidence since combined action by six central banks saw Spain selling nearly four billion euros of bonds. But Spain had to… 01/12/2011
Spain hits unemployment high as rating downgraded againThe situation in the eurozone country with the highest unemployment has got even worse, as the latest reports show Spain’s jobless figure has increased to… 27/04/2012
Standard & Poor’s heaps more pressure on SpainSpain’s sovereign credit rating has been down graded by Standard & Poor’s for a second time this year. It’s been cut from an A to a triple-B plus. The move… 27/04/2012
Higher debt and jobless as Spain unveils new budgetSpain’s new budget has revealed the country’s debt-GDP ratio and unemployment rate will rise this year, causing the highest debt level since 1990. The… 03/04/2012
High hopes – a Spanish town’s quest for a pot of goldDesperate times, desperate measures. A Spanish town is planning to rent out municipal land for the cultivation of marijuana to help clear 1.3 million euros of… 29/02/2012
Thousands protest against Catalonia’s austerity planTens of thousands of public sector workers have demonstrated in Barcelona against the regional Catalan government’s austerity measures. Protests have been… 29/01/2012
Spain awaits a painful dose of medicineIt was an election victory the polls had predicted. Second guessing what policies Mariano Rajoy will pursue has not been so easy. Behind his centre right… 20/12/2011
Rajoy sets out Spain’s new economic targetsSpain’s incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has set out a programme of deep cuts to fight the financial crisis. In his first speech as leader to the… 19/12/2011
Economic challenges face victorious Rajoy in SpainAfter Mariano Rajoy’s landslide victory in Sunday’s election in Spain, now begins the hard task of fixing the country’s serious economic problems. His… 21/11/2011
Conservatives poised for victory as Spain votesIt is looking like it will be third time lucky for People’s Party leader Mariano Rajoy. Having led Spain’s conservatives in two previous failed… 20/11/2011
Spanish voters set to swing to the right over euro crisisVoting is underway in Spain’s general election which is expected to see the country swing towards the centre-right People’s Party. Widespread anger over the… 20/11/2011
Spanish go to the pollsFinal preparations are in place for Spain’s general election. Schools have been turned into polling stations and the ballot papers and boxes have been… 20/11/2011
Spain’s centre-right looks set for big election winHe is not celebrating just yet. But as campaigning draws to a close ahead of Sunday’s election, Mariano Rajoy looks all but certain to become Spain’s next… 18/11/2011
Voters set to punish Spanish socialists in electionThree days before the general election in Spain, students are once again protesting against cuts in education. For months, Spanish people have been out on… 17/11/2011
