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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

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

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

BBVA heavily defeated in its hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

THE BBVA hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank is over after a massive rejection was announced late on Thursday night. Just 25.47% of Sabadell shareholders

17 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Wine tourism in Spain boosted industry revenues by almost 10% in 2024

VISITS to vineyards and wine museums rose by 2.2% last year to just over 3 million with revenue up by nearly 10% according to a

16 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

IMF says Spain’s economic growth in 2025 will be higher than expected- way above eurozone average

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for economic growth this year in Spain to 2.9%. That’s 0.4% higher than its prediction earlier

14 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Friday deadline looms for BBVA takeover bid of Sabadell Bank in Spain

SABADELL Bank shareholders have until Friday to accept an offer for their investments in a hostile takeover bid by BBVA. Those who accept the invitation

9 Oct, 2025 @ 13:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Ryanair bumps up the number of seats to Spain it is slashing next summer to 1.2m – and kills off Asturias completely

RYANAIR’S boss, Michael O’Leary has announced the budget airline will cut 1.2 million seats at Spain’s regional airports for the 2026 summer season- including the

8 Oct, 2025 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

‘Tourism is no longer the main driver of the Spanish economy’ as growth figures are halved

SPAIN’S tourist industry growth has slowed down significantly according to sector group Exceltur which claims it is no longer the ‘main driver of the country’s

8 Oct, 2025 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

September car sales in Spain soar to highest figure since before Covid pandemic

SPAIN’S car sales market received a welcome boost with September’s figures the highest since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Passenger car sales clocked up 85,167 registrations

1 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead

German low-cost clothes retailer is taking Andalucia by storm – and aims to take Primark’s crown

THE low-cost German fashion retailer KiK is challenging the likes of Primark and Pepco to become Spain’s ‘top dog’ in the bargain clothing market. KiK

1 Oct, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain's inflation rate goes up again due to petrol pump price hikes

Spain’s inflation rate goes up again due to petrol price rises

HIKES in petrol prices caused Spain’s inflation rate in September to inch up by 0.2% to 2.9%. Provisional figures released on Monday by the National

29 Sep, 2025 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia

TOURISTS tightening up spending and heatwaves are two of the reasons why bars and restaurants in the Valencia area say turnover is down by as

4 Sep, 2025 @ 18:30

Lead·Valencia

Two in five new jobs in Spain go to foreigners as unemployment falls to lowest level in 16 years

Spain’s August jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

SPAIN’S jobless total rose by 22,000 in August to stand at 2.4 million- the lowest August figure since 2007. The end of the high summer

2 Sep, 2025 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

A brief introduction to the benefits of factor investing

By Peter Dougherty ‘Factor investing’ is the process of constructing an investment portfolio that contains groups of stocks (or other assets) with certain traits, such

31 Aug, 2025 @ 08:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

British telecoms giant Vodafone signs on for ambitious underwater tunnel between Spain and Morocco

UK firm Vodafone has signed a contract to provide telecommunications for the construction planning team involved with the proposed tunnel linking Spain and Morocco. Vodafone’s

29 Aug, 2025 @ 15:04

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BBVA goes to Spain’s Supreme Court to fight government ‘meddling’ in Sabadell Bank takeover

THE BBVA bank is going to the Supreme Court to challenge the Spanish government’s pre-conditions for its hostile takeover of Sabadell Bank. The legal challenge

15 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Lead·National News

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back UK TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

AN EXTRAORDINARY meeting of Sabadell Bank shareholders on Wednesday has overwhelming approved the sale of their UK subsidiary, TSB, to Santander. 99.6% of votes cast

6 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National 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

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

Spain’s government approves BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank but with massive strings attached

SPAIN’S government will allow the €11 billion BBVA hostile takeover of Sabadell Bank to go ahead but under strict conditions that could see the bid

24 Jun, 2025 @ 15:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

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

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

BBVA heavily defeated in its hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

Wine tourism in Spain boosted industry revenues by almost 10% in 2024

IMF says Spain’s economic growth in 2025 will be higher than expected- way above eurozone average

Friday deadline looms for BBVA takeover bid of Sabadell Bank in Spain

Ryanair bumps up the number of seats to Spain it is slashing next summer to 1.2m – and kills off Asturias completely

‘Tourism is no longer the main driver of the Spanish economy’ as growth figures are halved

September car sales in Spain soar to highest figure since before Covid pandemic

German low-cost clothes retailer is taking Andalucia by storm – and aims to take Primark’s crown

Spain’s inflation rate goes up again due to petrol price rises

Bars and restaurants say turnover is 15% down despite record tourist numbers in Valencia

Spain’s August jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

A brief introduction to the benefits of factor investing

British telecoms giant Vodafone signs on for ambitious underwater tunnel between Spain and Morocco

BBVA goes to Spain’s Supreme Court to fight government ‘meddling’ in Sabadell Bank takeover

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

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

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

Spain’s government approves BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank but with massive strings attached

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

Orange weather alert: Heavy rain and ‘hurricane-force gusts’ expected as Storm Claudia closes in on Spain

RIP: Spain’s oldest woman Angelina Torres dies aged 112

Budget airline Jet2 unveils new programme of flights connecting London Gatwick and Spain

Burglars arrested after high-speed police chase catches crew who robbed 50 homes in Spain