Cataluna would become EU’s 12th richest ‘country’
Catalan president Artur Mas makes claim amid continued push for independence
Tighter tax rules in Spain from 2013
The black economy and non-payers are to be targeted under new plans
Road to Riches – My business is my pension!
Richard Alexander looks at the wisdom of relying on your business to provide you with a nest egg
Junta to request €5,000 million bailout this week
Request likely to come Tuesday, as Andalucia hopes for upwards of €3,000 million
Bonkers bonuses for Spanish civil servants
As Jerez Town Hall addresses €1,000m of debt by scrapping staff bonuses, Eloise Horsfield considers some of the crazy payments still being offered to thousands
Good(ish) news for Spanish banks
Relief as ‘stress tests’ reveal only half its banks need a bailout
Spain outlines €20 billion of savings in budget
Social spending to be hit hardest, while reforms to retirement age will be introduced
Anti-austerity protests set to continue throughout Spain
Last night protestors from Coordinadora 25S and 15M attempted to surround Madrid's parliament buildings
Budget announcement to impose more austerity on Spain
Further spending cuts and tax increases to be unveiled in effort to plug €60 billion hole in economy
Horses suffer from Spanish recession
Thousands are being abandoned and slaughtered as the crisis deepens
If it sounds too good to be true…
Financial adviser Richard Alexander looks at the risks of 'guaranteed' returns
Calm before the storm
In his monthly column, Keith Spitalnick looks at some of the ways expats can protect their pensions against fluctuations in the value of sterling and
Agony Ant – Following the paper trail
Antonio Flores looks at the various ways secretive property owners attempt to hide their real identity
Expats in Spain to benefit from winter fuel payment following EU ruling
A ‘genuine and sufficient link to the UK’ will now be enough for thousands of British pensioners to claim payment
Road to riches: how low can you go
Richard Alexander examines whether interest rates will fall any further and, if so, what that means for investors
Spain’s small businesses feel the brunt of the recession
A staggering 80% of companies in Andalucia are suffering
Spain’s white elephants in the room
Rund Abdelfatah looks at the overzealous spending and ill-chosen investments of the boom years that have left Spain on the brink of collapse
Olympic size debt
Introducing a new monthly currency column, Keith Spitalnick looks at the inconsistencies in financial reporting and whether the Olympics are really worth their weight in
Spain loses €240 billion in tax evasion
Nearly 25 percent of financial transactions occur off the record
Spain’s biggest battle since Franco
Analysis by James Bryce
Agony Ant asks Spanish bank customers: Will your deposits be safe?
Antonio addresses the growing uncertainty that customers face in their transactions with struggling banks
Has the world gone mad?
Finance guru Richard Alexander offers sound planning advice in times of banking turmoil
Tax warning for expats in Spain
Brits could be subject to certain hidden taxes which must be declared by November 30
Cash no longer king for Spanish companies
Government gives green light to law banning companies making cash payments of over €2,500
Spain’s not working (or is it?)
With a quarter of all business ‘in the black’ and many working while claiming dole, Wendy Williams takes a closer look at the real job
Expats launch action group after being ‘ripped off’ by Spanish-based financial services company
Dozens of victims claim to have been mis-sold by David Driver