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Spain's economic growth continues apace

Spain's economy continues to be one of the fastest-expanding in Europe as GDP rose for the 14th quarter. GDP was up 0.8 percent.

Economy

Spanish retail sales slip as inflation rises

There's an indication that higher inflation is hitting retail sales in Spain. They were up by just 0.1 percent in January from a year earlier.

Economy

Spain's economy continues to show strong growth, 3.2% expansion in 2016

Spending by Spanish households boosted the economy last year, along with exports, but 2017 may be trickier.

Economy

Prices spike in Spain but government says it's temporary

Spanish inflation hit 3 percent in February compared to the same month in 2016. The government said that was temporary and energy costs will decline.

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Economy

Spanish economy shows strong 2016 growth

Spain's economy hit one of the eurozone's fastest growth rates for 2016 but its consumer-led recovery may slow in the coming months

Economy

Madrid tourism trade fair focuses on sustainable travel

The International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid showcases destinations worldwide with a particular emphasis this year on sustainable travel.

Business Planet

The secret to successful business transfers

Up to one in every three business transfers fail, resulting in the loss of about 600,000 jobs every year in Europe.

Economy

Spanish banks lose mortgage interest rate case

The European Court of Justice has ruled that two million Spanish mortgage holders are entitled to bank refunds because they paid too much interest.

Economy

Spain's economy still growing but expansion slows slightly

Spain's economy continues to grow, but it expanded at a slightly slower pace from July to September, rising 0.7 percent from the previous quarter.

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Is TTIP dead?

We are in the Spanish city of Barcelona – one of those left-leaning cities around in Europe with a vivid protest scene – where Lucia distributes flyers against the planned Transatlantic Trade and Inv

Economy

Spain's jobless rate fall below 20%

A record summer for tourism helped push unemployment in Spain down to 18.9%, the lowest in nearly seven years in the three months to September.

Spain

Spain's Rajoy welcomes Socialists' decision to end political deadlock

Mariano Rajoy is heading towards a second term as Spain’s Prime Minister, after Socialists agreed not to block his latest bid to form a government.

Economy

Spain's economy to 'grow by over 3%' despite lack of government

Spain’s economy will expand by more than 3 percent this year according to the acting economy minister Luis de Guindos.

Economy

Spain's taxpayers will never get most of bank bailout money back - report

Spain's government has reportedly admitted it will never get back much of the more than 50 billion euros used to bail out the countries' banks according to a report the newspaper El Pais.

Economy

Spanish jobless total rises as tourism season ends

Spanish unemployment rose for the first time in five months in August as a bumper tourism season ends.

Economy

Tourism boom bring down Spanish jobless total

The number of people registered as out of work in Spain fell by 2.23 percent in July from a month earlier, fuelled by a bumper tourist season.

Economy

Spain's economy minister raises GDP growth forecast for 2016

Spain's economy is expected to grow this year by 2.9 percent according to acting Economy Minister Luis de Guindos.

Economy

Spanish banks' non-performing loans down again

Spanish banks' problem loans fell in May - the 18th straight month that they have dropped.

Economy

Holiday jobs mean big fall in Spanish unemployment

Tourism jobs boosted the number of people in work in Spain in June. The total of registered unemployed fell to its lowest level since September 2009.

Business Line

Spain seeks jobs and a government after general election

The referendum in the UK on whether to leave or remain in the European Union has dominated the news headlines over recent weeks.