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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

Spain to relinquish certain banking powers to the EU following furore over BBVA’s failed hostile takeover of rival Sabadell

THE Spanish government has agreed to cede some powers over banking supervision to the EU’s own bank after recent criticism of its attempts to hinder

30 Oct, 2025 @ 15:56

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain's inflation rate climbs to highest figure since June 2024 due to electricity prices

Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity

INFLATION in Spain has reached its highest level in 16 months due to hikes in electricity prices. The provisional October figure released by the National

30 Oct, 2025 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BBVA bank bosses in Spain to reduce compulsory redundacies after one-day strike

Spain’s BBVA becomes fourth Spanish company to break the €100 billion mark – just weeks after the failure of its Sabadell hostile takeover

BBVA has reached a market value of more than €100 billion for the first time, just two weeks after its attempted takeover of Banco Sabadell

29 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s all-star economy cools slightly as China floods Europe with imports redirected from Trump’s tariffs

SPAIN’S economy has lost a little of its shine as growth eased to 0.6% in the third quarter, with the finger pointed at exports faltering

29 Oct, 2025 @ 11:35

Business & Finance·Lead

Oops! I clicked a link… Now what?: AnyTech365’s simple, step-by-step guide to staying safe online – without losing your mind

ONE click. One flicker of curiosity. And suddenly, you’ve ‘won’ a free cruise you never entered, been promised eternal youth in a jar, or received

27 Oct, 2025 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Sponsored

Avoiding pension disaster in Spain: How to stop crooks stealing your life savings – and what to do if they already have

By Angela Brooks of Pension Life SPAIN has seen its fair share of disasters – from wildfires and floods to power cuts and the Covid

24 Oct, 2025 @ 15:19

Business & Finance

Unemployment rate in Spain rises to 10.4% despite record number of workers

SPAIN’S labour market saw the unlikely combination of increasing both the number of people in work and the number of people out of work during

24 Oct, 2025 @ 11:17

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain introduces changes to its pension system from today: What is partial, active and delayed retirement?

What’s your option?: When it comes to retirement plans, Spain keeps it simple

By Peter Dougherty COMPANIES in the US can offer a wide range of retirement plan options that provide tax advantages to themselves and their employees.

23 Oct, 2025 @ 15:47

Business & Finance·Columnist·Columnists·Other News

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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

Spain to relinquish certain banking powers to the EU following furore over BBVA’s failed hostile takeover of rival Sabadell

Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity

Spain’s BBVA becomes fourth Spanish company to break the €100 billion mark – just weeks after the failure of its Sabadell hostile takeover

Spain’s all-star economy cools slightly as China floods Europe with imports redirected from Trump’s tariffs

Oops! I clicked a link… Now what?: AnyTech365’s simple, step-by-step guide to staying safe online – without losing your mind

Avoiding pension disaster in Spain: How to stop crooks stealing your life savings – and what to do if they already have

Unemployment rate in Spain rises to 10.4% despite record number of workers

What’s your option?: When it comes to retirement plans, Spain keeps it simple

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

Red weather alert for central Spain as Storm Francis triggers ‘danger to life’ warnings – with temperatures plunging to -14C and snow and wind alerts in force

Andalucia commuters spared fare hikes as Junta extends transport subsidies into new year

‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat