Spain will need 24 million migrant workers until 2053 to shore up pension system, warns central bank
THE Bank of Spain has warned that the country’s economy will need around 24 million migrant workers until 2053 if the pension system is to
BBVA and Sabadell banks to discuss huge potential merger in Spain
TWO of Spain’s leading banks- BBVA and Banco Sabadell- could merge, subject to successful talks. The initiative has come from BBVA, the country’s second-largest bank.
Drought latest in Spain: Wine giant Freixenet to furlough 615 workers due to lack of water in Catalunya
THE Freixenet Group, which is one of Spain’s biggest wine producers, announced on Monday that it is going to temporarily lay off more than 600
Two teens from Malaga create a vegan, gluten-free and edible cutlery business: Six cafes have already stocked their vanilla-flavoured coffee stirrers
TWO young entrepreneurs have won praise across Spain for their edible cutlery business. Malaga-based Ivan Marmolejo, 19, and best friend Jose Robles, now 20, are
This is how much cash you should be keeping in your home – according to the Bank of Spain
THE Bank of Spain has revealed how much cash you should be keeping in your home. Although society is becoming more and more cashless, it
IMF demands Spain build more houses to tackle its housing issues and blasts ‘surge in prices’ that ‘affect the vulnerable’
THE International Monetary Fund has called on Spain to build more homes in order to ease the housing crisis that is ‘affecting the vulnerable.’ Much
Food-flation in Spain: Cost of the average shopping basket has soared by 47% since Covid
Shoppers in Spanish supermarkets have had their wallets squeezed by nearly half since the Covid pandemic. A basic shopping basket is now 47% more expensive
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Q Can you update me on the Real estate market at this present time? The Real estate market on the Costa del Sol is very
Meet the experts on insuring expats in Spain
NowCompare.es, the gateway for expats seeking comprehensive and affordable health insurance in Spain, stands out with its latest initiative. As the expat community navigates the
Spain blocks US-based company Worldcoin from scanning people’s irises in exchange for cryptocurrency
SPAIN’S Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has temporarily blocked a US-based firm called Worldcoin from its activities, after it emerged that the company has been scanning
Bars and restaurants in Spain could be forced to close earlier: Plans suggested by the deputy PM spark outrage
A POTENTIAL plan to force bars and restaurants to close earlier across Spain have sparked a fierce backlash. It comes after the deputy PM and
Spain’s clothing giant Inditex to make gradual return to Ukraine, after two-year closure caused by Russian invasion
SPANISH clothing giant Inditex, which is the parent group of brands such as Zara and Bershka, is to make its return to Ukraine after a
Aldi to open a new store in this British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol next month
A NEW Aldi store is arriving to a British expat hotspot on the Costa del Sol. It will be the budget supermarket’s 100th store in
What is the Beckham Law in Spain? How expats can make BIG savings on income tax
TAXES are complicated enough in your home country, but when you’re working abroad they can get even stickier. Fortunately, foreigners working in Spain can get
This is currently the best mortgage available in Spain, according to Idealista
THE major rise in the cost of living that residents of Spain have seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been exacerbated by a rise
This expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca wants to become Spain’s first ‘crypto-friendly’ city – but what does that involve?
TORREVIEJA has unveiled plans to become Spain’s first cryptocurrency-friendly city. The Costa Blanca resort hopes to achieve that goal through an initiative launched by the
The Body Shop goes into administration with thousands of jobs at risk – but will its stores in Spain be affected?
THE Body Shop, that bastion of British body beauty, has announced it has entered into administration, casting a shadow of uncertainty over 2,000 jobs within
On the rise: Erotic toy start-up in Spain rakes in MILLIONS as customers splurge on their unique designs ahead of Valentine’s Day
A COMPANY making and distributing erotic toys on the Costa Blanca has become a major success story and is currently enjoying a boom period up
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the textile factory challenging fast fashion in Spain and reviving Malaga’s ‘lost art’
FOR Juan Carlos Vera Garcia, business is part of his ‘DNA’. His father owned the first ever industrial bakery in Teba, a small town near
Spain suspends fines for Amazon and Apple: Tech giants have more time to fight €194m sanctions
THE National Court has temporarily suspended massive fines given to Amazon and Apple by Spain’s competition watchdog- the CNMC- over collusion. The international giants will
Live-in care: The preferred care option offering a personalised service
IT’S a difficult enough time when you realise an elderly parent or close relative needs care. Let alone arranging this when you live overseas. With a
Santander bank plummets by 5% on Spain’s stock exchange amid reports it was used by Iran to avoid international sanctions
SPAIN’S largest bank, Banco Santander, saw 5% of its value wiped off in the Spanish stock market on Monday, after the Financial Times reported that
H&M to close a QUARTER of its stores in Spain
FASHION retailer H&M has announced plans on Friday to close more than a quarter of its shops in Spain. The Swedish-owned business says up to
Gibraltar tax crackdown: British territory to make insurance and blockchain businesses ‘contribute fairly to the nation’s wellbeing’
AN update in tax law will make sure insurance and DLT blockchain businesses based in Gibraltar ‘contribute fairly to the nation’s well-being’, the government said.
Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for its UK businesses
BREXIT might finally be seeing some green shoots as one of Mallorca’s flagship companies has had to raise wages for their workers in the UK.
Do you smoke in Spain? These are the new costs of cigarettes, tobacco and other products following a price surge last week
THE price of cigarettes in Spain is famously low, especially when compared to the whopping £15 (€17.55) that a smoker pays for a pack of