Yellow Elephant hotel falls victim to recession
Unusual ‘shareholder’ hotel purchase, involving pop band Belle & Sebastian, finally falls victim to the recession
Overbuilding in Spain causes further drop in prices
‘We must learn from this lesson’, says Bank of Spain boss
IMF warns of ‘considerable’ risks to Spanish economy
Spanish authorities must crack down harder on spending to aid recovery
Spanish bank hounds pensioner for 3p to close account
Ana Patricia Botin, the new boss of the bank - voted the worst in Britain - last month vowed to get to the ‘root causes’
Ring the changes
Government finally gets tough with telecoms industry promising to impose heavy fines for poor customer service
Expat protest against Spanish bank
Expats protest over La Caixa savings account which can’t be touched for at least nine years
Free financial and estate advice seminar for UK expats
Due to the difficult economic situation in Spain, it is understandable that there is a lot of hesitation among UK expatriates regarding their financial and
EU economy is finally on the up
Strongest growth figures posted for four years thanks to a booming Germany
EU grant fraud
6,000 companies accused of taking 23m euros to create jobs and then laying off staff
Spain ‘won’t follow Portugal’
Elena Salgado, the Spanish economy minister, has reassured investors that Spain will not need to ask for a bailout
Spanish bank CAM faces bail-out threat
CAM may become nationalised after proposed merger falls through
Spanish executive salaries increase
Top managerial salaries have increased by 12 per cent in Spain
Spain is lacking in girl power
Number of senior female executives have plummeted despite Zapatero’s aim to promote women
Jail for Santander bank boss
CEO of Spanish bank Santander has been given a jail sentence
Where to stick it!
Free investment seminars are being held around Andalucia this Spring
Right turn into money
Former socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez has launched a private equity firm
McFly are flying in to Spain
UK pop band will be touring Spain in May
The Tunisia effect
Stephen Tiley of Moneycorp believes Spain will see more holidaymakers thanks to turmoil in north Africa
St James’s Place to the rescue
St. James’s Place is holding a series of seminars throughout 2011 to give financial advice
Brit gets climate change award from Spanish bank
Nicholas Stern has been awarded a top environment accolade by Spanish Bank BBVA
Santander banking boss in crisis
Boss of Spanish bank Santander may have to resign following fraud charges
Marks & Spencer: A return to quality
M & S sees a four per cent rise thanks to cashmere and champagne
QROPS: A world of choice
It has never been easier to transfer your pension abroad
More Monarch flights from UK to Spain
UK airline Monarch have scheduled more budget flights from Spain to the UK
Olive Press is now the No1 English website in Spain
theolivepress.es gets Google Page Rank 6 rating
China backs Spain’s economy
CHINA has pledged to buy more of Spain´s national debt in an effort to save the country from financial meltdown