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Spain adds an extra eight new billionaires in 2025 as super-rich hit eye-watering new wealth record

SPAIN’S ultra-wealthy are living it up like never before, as their fortunes soar to a record-breaking $213.1 billion (€182.59 billion in 2025 – up 21.5%

4 Dec, 2025 @ 15:49

Business & Finance·Lead

Keep your Spanish home comfortable and protected with Generali Expatriates

Winter in Spain may be mild compared to Northern Europe, but cooler evenings can still make your home feel less comfortable — and rising energy

4 Dec, 2025 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Other News·Property·Sponsored

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system that sends invoices straight to Hacienda is delayed

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

SPAIN’S small businesses have been given extra time to adopt new anti-fraud online app that files reports with the Tax Agency. The delay lasts until

3 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Watch out on the roads: Spain gives Tesla green light to test unmanned cars all over the country without restrictions

ELON Musk’s car brand Tesla has been handed a significant boost after the government approved tests of its self-driving vehicles on Spanish roads – without

2 Dec, 2025 @ 10:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector

SPAIN has been hit by its first outbreak of African swine fever in more than 30 years, triggering fears for the country’s multi-billion euro pork

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Health·Lead

Spain shoulders 20% of all GDP growth in the eurozone as traditional powerhouses stagnate

SPAIN is now responsible for a fifth of all GDP growth in the eurozone despite making up only a tenth of the bloc’s economy, new

25 Nov, 2025 @ 14:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Modelo 210 Explained: The Essential Guide for Non-Resident Property Owners in Spain (2025 Update)

Are you a non-resident property owner in Spain? If so, there’s a major tax date coming up soon. Many owners wrongly assume that if their

21 Nov, 2025 @ 11:13

Business & Finance·Other News·Property

Annoying cookie pop-ups to end after EU caves in to Silicon Valley and AI revolution on privacy laws

ANNOYING website pop-ups requesting consent for the use of cookies could be a thing of the past after the EU agreed to water down its

20 Nov, 2025 @ 16:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

Spain is laying foundations for a new European economic order that could leave France and Germany behind, says the Telegraph

SPAIN is emerging as one of Europe’s most economic performers, with the latest data suggesting it could soon be on a stronger footing than France

20 Nov, 2025 @ 12:54

Business & Finance·Lead

From paperwork to online contracts: How Leasys is reshaping car leasing in Spain

THE car-leasing sector has changed dramatically in recent years. Companies and private drivers are no longer just looking for a vehicle, but for a complete

19 Nov, 2025 @ 17:33

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Travel News

Elon Musk’s X slapped with €5 million fine in Spain over dodgy crypto ads

SOCIAL media giant X (formerly Twitter) has been hit with a hefty €5 million fine in Spain after breaking the law on advertising financial products,

14 Nov, 2025 @ 14:37

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Lead

Spain beats US vulture fund in British court over €1.7bn tussle to hoover up Madrid’s debt

A LONDON judge has handed Spain a major victory in its long and expensive fight with US vulture funds seeking to seize state assets over

14 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Cut public spending and reduce debt to keep economy on track, Bank of Spain urges government

SPAIN’S central bank has sounded the alarm over the economy, urging the government to lower public spending and cut debt levels to protect the country

14 Nov, 2025 @ 12:39

Business & Finance·Lead

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

TRAIN passengers travelling on high-speed services run by Spain’s state-owned railway operator will now be able to claim compensation if their journey is delayed by

14 Nov, 2025 @ 07:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Politics·Travel News

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping on Wednesday welcomed King Felipe who is on a state visit to China- his first since ascending to the Spanish throne in

12 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Game, Set, Match: After years of earning top US and Spanish credentials, I’m helping expats win at cross-border wealth management, writes Peter Dougherty

HAVE you ever sat courtside at a tennis match, swiveling your head back and forth as you watch a shot on one side of the

11 Nov, 2025 @ 10:55

Business & Finance·National News

Law firm Buenaley offers legal assistance in several languages, including English, to obtain a Spanish NIE in as little as 10 days.

A NIE is a unique identification number that is necessary for foreigners in Spain to complete administrative activities, such as work, study, or purchase property.

10 Nov, 2025 @ 16:38

Business & Finance·Málaga·National News

Haunted by hackers: How to avoid online shopping scams this Black Friday

JUST when you thought Halloween was over, the real ghosts come out to play and they’re hiding in your inbox. Forget haunted houses and creaky

7 Nov, 2025 @ 13:13

Business & Finance·Other News·Property

Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa

TURKISH Airlines has formally signed a deal to buy around a quarter of rival airline Air Europa – although the carrier will remain under Spanish

7 Nov, 2025 @ 11:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

King Felipe to become first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years as Madrid looks to bolster ties with Beijing

THE Spanish king will pay a state visit to China next week, becoming the first European monarch to do so in seven years. King Felipe

7 Nov, 2025 @ 09:53

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

A STUDY says the hidden costs of obesity will reach €130.7 billion this year in Spain- equivalent to 8% of GDP or half of the

4 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

THE founder of the Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega, has been named as the richest Spaniard for the 12th successive year by Forbes magazine. The

4 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Amazon slashes up 1,200 jobs in Spain to 'optimise' resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within

31 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

CODE RED WARNING: Careful of the QR scam – dubbed ‘QRishing’ in Spain – to stop fraudsters emptying your bank account

ORDERING in a restaurant, renting a city bike or routinely paying as you enter a train station car park…these are just some of the day

31 Oct, 2025 @ 12:10

Business & Finance·Property

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% but UK visitors went up by 2% as the French and Germans cut back

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher

FOREIGN tourist visitors to Spain went up in September, but only by 0.8% compared to year earlier. The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that

31 Oct, 2025 @ 11:57

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch

SPAIN, Portugal, and the European Commission (EC) have struck a deal for a high-speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon to launch by 2034 with a

30 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Business & Finance

Spain adds an extra eight new billionaires in 2025 as super-rich hit eye-watering new wealth record

Keep your Spanish home comfortable and protected with Generali Expatriates

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

Watch out on the roads: Spain gives Tesla green light to test unmanned cars all over the country without restrictions

Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector

Spain shoulders 20% of all GDP growth in the eurozone as traditional powerhouses stagnate

Modelo 210 Explained: The Essential Guide for Non-Resident Property Owners in Spain (2025 Update)

Spain is laying foundations for a new European economic order that could leave France and Germany behind, says the Telegraph

From paperwork to online contracts: How Leasys is reshaping car leasing in Spain

Elon Musk’s X slapped with €5 million fine in Spain over dodgy crypto ads

Spain beats US vulture fund in British court over €1.7bn tussle to hoover up Madrid’s debt

Cut public spending and reduce debt to keep economy on track, Bank of Spain urges government

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

Game, Set, Match: After years of earning top US and Spanish credentials, I’m helping expats win at cross-border wealth management, writes Peter Dougherty

Law firm Buenaley offers legal assistance in several languages, including English, to obtain a Spanish NIE in as little as 10 days.

Haunted by hackers: How to avoid online shopping scams this Black Friday

Turkish Airlines puts pen-to-paper on deal for €300 million stake in Spain’s Air Europa

King Felipe to become first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years as Madrid looks to bolster ties with Beijing

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

CODE RED WARNING: Careful of the QR scam – dubbed ‘QRishing’ in Spain – to stop fraudsters emptying your bank account

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher

High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch

BREAKING: Spain boycotts next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Israel allowed to compete

Investigators find 50 dead wild boars in swine fever quarantine zone near Barcelona – as dozens of countries ban Spanish pork

Spain adds an extra eight new billionaires in 2025 as super-rich hit eye-watering new wealth record

Tourist warning on the Costa del Sol as man ‘swipes keys from porter’s lodge and robs beachfront holiday flats’

When can I buy advance spring 2026 tickets for the Caminito del Rey – including Semana Santa?