POP! Suez Canal unblocked after six days with huge bottleneck of cargo ships waiting to go through
As businesses and authorities worldwide breathe a collective sigh of relief, port managers are now struggling to make up for lost time.
BYE BYE BANKIA: Merger with CaixaBank effective as of today
Spokespeople for CaixaBank insist that the absorption will not cause any problems for former Bankia customers.
Radio station €1000 giveaway proves ‘awesome’ business confidence following lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA’S community radio station, Big FM, is giving away a prize worth €1,000 in the coming weeks. As part of their continued commitment to
MONEY MATTERS with CHORUS FINANCIAL on why UK investment values are falling
Money Matters from Chorus Financial answers all your questions on finance, tax, pensions, investments and more here in Spain. This week we received the following
Living in Spain? Where will you pay Inheritance Tax?
‘In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes’ – Benjamin Franklin Never a truer word spoken, and quite honestly a depressing one! Part
Andalucian apartment bought using crypto currency in a nationwide first in Spain
AN apartment in the Andalucian city of Seville has become a nationwide first by being the first property to be sold using crypto currency. The
CaixaBank takeover of Bankia to create Spain’s biggest bank set to be done by this Friday
PLANS to create Spain’s largest retail bank through CaixaBank buying out Bankia have cleared a major legal hurdle and should be sealed by this Friday(March
DEAR JENNIFER: Does medical insurance or Spain’s health service cover accidents?
AN accident policy is the best protection for your daily life, which is always full of surprises. We run the risk of having an accident
Low expectations: Hopes for a return of tourism to Spain but at 50% of previous levels
SPAIN’s Tourism Minister is hoping for a return of tourism but has set her sights low at 50% of normal levels. Maria Reyes Maroto said:
Government under fire for €53 million bailout of obscure Spanish airline with links to Venezuela
PEDRO Sanchez has come under fire this week after news emerged that a €53 million SEPI bailout has been given to the obscure Plus Ultra
SEAT and Iberdrola ‘to build Spain’s first EV battery plant’
VOLKSWAGEN Group’s SEAT subsidiary plans to team up with power company Iberdrola to build Spain’s first battery factory for electric vehicles. Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister
Vodafone Spain gets record-breaking fine for mishandling personal data and making spam advertising calls
VODAFONE Spain has been hit with an €8.15 million fine for mishandling personal data during marketing campaigns between 2018 and 2020. It’s the biggest penalty-ever
Local business owners in Spain’s Mallorca demand longer opening hours in restaurants after current measures ‘cover just 30% of expenses’
Faced with mounting debts acquired during the coronavirus pandemic, business unions have appealed to the Balearic government to 're-consider their current measures'
Who needs cash?: Quarter of people in Spain would not miss paper money
A QUARTER of Spaniards say they would prefer to wave goodbye to cash and welcome electronic payments instead. The rapid rise of the coronavirus crisis
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Tourism sector in Spain’s Castellon optimistic that July will see a return to normality
CASTELLON tourism sector is very optimistic about the future – so much so that the experts believe the situation will be back to normal in
4 DAY WEEK: Spain considering pilot project that will cut hours worked to 32 for same money
SPAIN is on the verge of launching a €50 million trial of the four day working week. The national government has reportedly informally agreed to
A billion euros of government aid planned for industries worst hit by pandemic in Spain’s Valencia region
THE VALENCIAN Community is to receive a total of over a billion euros of pandemic aid from the Spanish government. The region will first get
Spain approves €7 billion aid package for coronavirus-hit businesses
THE Spanish government has approved a relief package that includes €7 billion in direct aid to small and medium-sized companies hit by the coronavirus crisis.
Spain & Brexit – A Mixed Bag Of Outcomes
Brexit, the long and arduous path to the UK’s exit from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Union has certainly resulted in what
Does Your Financial Adviser Manage Your Pension or Investment In The Best Way Possible?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Chorus Financial strive to offer the best Investment Management in Spain, basing our client
TRICKS OF THE TRADE: Castellon tile sector requests €6m of EU funding to build refuse treatment plant
THE ceramic tile trade is by far the largest and most important industry in Castellon Province. Widely known and respected throughout the world as a
‘Don’t worry about it sweetheart’ From unfair wages to creepy jokes here’s the reality for women in the workplace in 2021
A WOMAN’S place is in the home. And the boardroom. In fact, it is anywhere she likes. But as another old adage goes, a woman’s
Meet Spanish banking royalty who beat real thing to become only woman from Spain on Forbes Top 100 list
WITH her Harvard Business School diploma and CEO status, she is treated as Spanish royalty. And Ana BotÃn beats both Her Royal Majesty and Queen
“I was fearless”: How tragedy led one Costa Blanca woman to strive for success
JENNIFER Cunningham is happy to share the trials she faced as a woman starting a business in Spain and the personal tragedy that fuelled her
SWAN’S CORNER: Are you entitled to claim back an overpayment of Spanish Inheritance Tax?
THREE years ago, the Spanish Supreme Court issued a long-awaited judgment confirming that the Spanish inheritance tax legal framework breached the free movement of capital
Spain’s Airbus workers face tense wait for future of their jobs as EU counterparts see jobs saved
THOUSANDS of workers at Madrid’s Airbus plant face an agonising wait to to discover if their jobs are safe as delays hamper union talks. Aerospace