Category Archives: Spanish property
Spain to Launch Alternative Trading Facility
Spain to Launch Alternative Trading Facility A group of Spaniards from the finance sector on Tuesday announced plans to launch the country’s first alternative trading platform for securities, to compete against the near-monopoly of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME). Called … Continue reading
Spain to Restore €500M of Spending
Spain to Restore €500M of Spending Spain said on Wednesday it would restore €500m cut from the state infrastructure investment budget for next year in a slight easing of its austerity plans, but would fulfil its promises to keep cutting … Continue reading
Spanish Economic Growth Up in Q2
Spanish Economic Growth Up in Q2 Spain’s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter as consumers stepped up spending before a sales tax increase in July. House-hold spending grew 2 percent from a year earlier after a 0.3 percent contraction … Continue reading
Travel Operators Feeling the Pinch in Bookings Slump
The annual Anglo-German race to be first to the coveted Mediterranean sun lounger with the beach towel looks set to be resoundingly won by Teutonic tourists this year, as it seems growing numbers of hard-pressed British holidaymakers are forgoing their … Continue reading
Staycations Over as Tourists Flock Back to the Costas
Staycations Over as Tourists Flock Back to the Costas The British holiday maker’s flirtation with the ‘staycation’ appears to be over with holidays to Spain enjoying a late upsurge in popularity. Britons had been staying at home as the recession … Continue reading