Business/Economy news & information for Spain

"Sadly, for both the economic and sentimental impact it will have on so many families in Seville, there will be no Feria de Abril again in 2021".

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have reached as far as our Christmas food shopping trolley, but for once, the news is good. With just days to go before Spaniards celebrate Christmas Eve with their traditional...

The minimum wage in Spain has once again become the focus of fierce debate within the coalition PSOE / Unidas Podemos government, with calls on one side to raise it again in 2021 being met by pleas on the other side to...

NOW that the European Union's budget has been approved, Spain is set to get €140 billion – of which €27bn has already been taken into account in the country's spending for 2021.

ONE of the planet's largest tourism industry trade fairs has already set its dates for 2021, but not in the usual month – instead of being held around the third week in January, FITUR will take place in May.

WITH tomorrow (Tuesday, December 8) being a national public holiday, expect everywhere except petrol stations and the designated 24-hour pharmacy in your town to be closed – although many bars and restaurants continue...

SPAIN'S ministry of work is 'loosely' considering cutting the working week to four days over 32 hours rather than the standard 40 hours over five days – and opinions are divided over whether it would work.

A MAJORITY of CaixaBank's shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with partially State-owned entity Bankia – the result of which would be the largest financial firm on the high street.

NEXT year could be a good time to buy a property in Spain and have some cash left over in your budget – predictions are that 2021 will bring a reduction in prices of around 7%, rising to 10% in large cities such as...

A BULK purchase of 52 million doses of three different types of Covid vaccine has been authorised by Spain's national government.

HOTEL bookings have risen sharply for the last few weeks of the year – in Spain's major cities, at least.

SPAIN'S stock market has experienced its best month in history, closing November with a record increase, according to market data.