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From Barcelona to Seoul: Wallapop, Spain’s favourite secondhand app, snapped up by Korean tech giant Naver

IF you’ve ever bought a secondhand bike in Barcelona, offloaded a blender in Bilbao, or picked up vintage Levi’s in Valencia – chances are you’ve

5 Aug, 2025 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Stocks, bonds and your mortgage: Why smart expats in Spain need a tailored investment strategy

By Peter Dougherty WE’VE all heard of stocks and bonds, and most of us have a basic understanding of what they are. Stocks represent ownership

4 Aug, 2025 @ 15:37

Business & Finance·Other News

Spain’s unemployment hits 18-year low, but job growth slows in July

SPAIN’S unemployment fell slightly in July, with 1,357 fewer people out of work, bringing the total to 2.4 million – the lowest figure for this

4 Aug, 2025 @ 12:23

Business & Finance·Lead

Game over? Spain’s multi-billion euro videogame industry is in crisis amid mass layoffs — with AI taking the blame

ACROSS the Spanish videogame industry, significant layoffs are taking place. This reflects a worldwide restructuring that many are attributing to the rise of Artificial Intelligence

1 Aug, 2025 @ 13:10

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain’s banks enjoy nearly 12% rise in profits during first six months of 2025

SPAIN’S biggest banks have seen profits soar by 11.8% in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year. The combined net

1 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Spain has failed to fully implement a single one of the 19 anti-corruption reforms recommended by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body in 2019, a

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

SPAIN’S Airbnb crackdown has officially begun, with a July directive from government officials ordering the removal of all unregistered holiday rentals. The American rental giant

30 Jul, 2025 @ 10:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Politicians in Spain’s Barcelona vote to DOUBLE tourist tax by 2029

BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The

29 Jul, 2025 @ 21:25

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?

FOUR months since President Trump unleashed a tariff blitz that sent shockwaves through the global economy and upended decades of trade diplomacy, the US and

29 Jul, 2025 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics

Basic food prices have soared by over 38% since 2019 in Spain More good news for Spain’s powerhouse economy after steep fall in inflation

Spain’s economy continues to shine as GDP grows by 0.7% in second quarter of 2025

SPAIN’S economy continues to buck the worldwide trend after posting a GDP growth figure of 0.7% for the second quarter of 2025 – the eighth

29 Jul, 2025 @ 12:57

Business & Finance·Lead

Aloha Property Finder: Your Trusted Partner in Marbella Luxury Real Estate

If you’re searching for luxury real estate in Marbella, look no further than Aloha Property Finder—a leading agency based in the prestigious area of Puerto

28 Jul, 2025 @ 16:03

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Other News·Property

Mind the Will: Why British Expats in Spain Must Coordinate Their Wills Across Borders

By María de Castro, CostaLuz Lawyers When Susan Thompson, a British retiree living quietly in Marbella, passed away, her children thought the inheritance process would

28 Jul, 2025 @ 11:27

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Sponsored

Paro falls below 10% for first time since 2008 as Spain's booming economy slowly crushes persistent unemployment

Spain hits lowest unemployment rate since 2008 – as number of workers surpasses 22 million for first time

SPAIN’S remarkable economic performance shows no sign of slowing down after the country hit its lowest rate of unemployment since 2008 – the year of

25 Jul, 2025 @ 14:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Tech for Travel: Staying safe and connected on the go this summer

AH, summer in Spain! The sun is shining, the sangria is flowing, and your phone just buzzed with a weather alert back home (spoiler: it’s

24 Jul, 2025 @ 14:42

Business & Finance·Sponsored

Repsol faces €170 million loss from Spanish power outages

THE nationwide power cut that hit Spain has cost energy giant an estimated €170 million in lost revenues from its refineries and chemical plants. The

22 Jul, 2025 @ 15:05

Business & Finance·Lead

UK Budget Will Target Wealth — Expats in Spain Must Prepare for Impact

BRITISH nationals living in Spain with financial links to the UK are being urged to prepare for likely tax increases in the Autumn Budget, as

22 Jul, 2025 @ 14:35

Business & Finance·Other News

Spain under fire from US and EU for €12M deal with China’s Huawei to store judicial wiretaps

Spain is under fire after it awarded Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, a €12.3 million contract to store judicial wiretaps used by law enforcement and

20 Jul, 2025 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

€100m eco-cash splash: Small firms in Spain’s Catalunya handed loans to fight climate change

SMALL businesses across Catalunya have been handed a €100?million credit line to help them go green – and fast. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has

20 Jul, 2025 @ 10:20

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief

A FORMER head of the Spanish tax agency has blasted the organisation’s conduct in a vote of confidence for hundreds of expats who have accused

19 Jul, 2025 @ 14:13

Business & Finance·Lead

Google to lay new undersea cable connecting the USA with Spain as AI demands crank up

US internet giant Google has announced plans to lay a massive new cable under the Atlantic ocean linking Spain directly with the United States. The

19 Jul, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain’s historic stock exchanges still power the economy – but few know how they work or why they matter

By Peter Dougherty of Bissan Wealth Management MANY people are familiar with the New York Stock Exchange (founded in 1792) or the London Stock Exchange

17 Jul, 2025 @ 14:17

Business & Finance·Columnists·Other News

BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

EU intervenes over Spain’s handling of BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank

THE European Commission has- as expected- opened an investigation into the Spanish government’s intervention over the proposed ‘hostile’ takeover of Sabadell Bank by BBVA. Last

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants

9 Jul, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Sabadell looks to sell off British bank TSB to fend off hostile takeover by Spain's BBVA

Spain’s Sabadell agrees to sell British bank TSB for €3.1bn – and dish out billions to shareholders

SPAIN’S Banco Sabadell has agreed to sell British high street bank TSB to rival Santander for €3.1 billion, in a move that could reshape the

5 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain flies past both South Korea and Japan in GDP rankings as service economy is now king

SPAIN has overtaken both South Korea and Japan in GDP per capita, according to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Spain’s GDP

5 Jul, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Aloha Property Finder: Your Trusted Partner in Marbella Luxury Real Estate

If you’re searching for luxury real estate in Marbella, look no further than Aloha Property Finder—a leading agency based in the prestigious area of Puerto

26 Jun, 2025 @ 17:18

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Other Posts·Property·Sponsored

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From Barcelona to Seoul: Wallapop, Spain’s favourite secondhand app, snapped up by Korean tech giant Naver

Stocks, bonds and your mortgage: Why smart expats in Spain need a tailored investment strategy

Spain’s unemployment hits 18-year low, but job growth slows in July

Game over? Spain’s multi-billion euro videogame industry is in crisis amid mass layoffs — with AI taking the blame

Spain’s banks enjoy nearly 12% rise in profits during first six months of 2025

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Airbnb begins removing holiday rentals in Spain without a rental registration number

Politicians in Spain’s Barcelona vote to DOUBLE tourist tax by 2029

EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?

Spain’s economy continues to shine as GDP grows by 0.7% in second quarter of 2025

Aloha Property Finder: Your Trusted Partner in Marbella Luxury Real Estate

Mind the Will: Why British Expats in Spain Must Coordinate Their Wills Across Borders

Spain hits lowest unemployment rate since 2008 – as number of workers surpasses 22 million for first time

Tech for Travel: Staying safe and connected on the go this summer

Repsol faces €170 million loss from Spanish power outages

UK Budget Will Target Wealth — Expats in Spain Must Prepare for Impact

Spain under fire from US and EU for €12M deal with China’s Huawei to store judicial wiretaps

€100m eco-cash splash: Small firms in Spain’s Catalunya handed loans to fight climate change

Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief

Google to lay new undersea cable connecting the USA with Spain as AI demands crank up

Spain’s historic stock exchanges still power the economy – but few know how they work or why they matter

EU intervenes over Spain’s handling of BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank

Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty

Spain’s Sabadell agrees to sell British bank TSB for €3.1bn – and dish out billions to shareholders

Spain flies past both South Korea and Japan in GDP rankings as service economy is now king

Aloha Property Finder: Your Trusted Partner in Marbella Luxury Real Estate

Gold Cup hero to headline Cheltenham preview night in Gibraltar ahead of the big festival

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

The Dutch have now moved into the top five for property purchases in Spain – here is where they are snapping up homes

Malaga will be cut off from high-speed trains to Madrid and beyond for at least another month

Spain’s controversial V16 traffic beacon has now fully arrived and fines are already being dished out – but is the EU about to kibosh it?