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Good news for Spain’s economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years – here’s what it means for your wallet

SPAIN’S budget deficit was cut to just 2.2% of GDP at the end of 2025- the lowest figure since the financial crisis 18 years ago.

1 Apr, 2026 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Your executives have a strategy for the company – do you have one for your finances in Spain?

By Peter Dougherty IF you’re a business owner or HR leader, chances are that you worry about losing top talent. My colleague German Guevara Millan,

1 Apr, 2026 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with almost a third of all supermarket sales

Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with a third of all supermarket sales

MERCADONA maintained its massive lead over its supermarket rivals in Spain in 2025 with a market share of 29.5%. The percentage was the same as

27 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

How can expats in Spain put together a personal balance sheet?

By Peter Dougherty NO matter where we live, personal balance sheets answer the important question of where we stand financially. They are a snapshot of

21 Jan, 2026 @ 14:12

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

SPAIN’S Sabadell Bank is looking to sell off the TSB Bank in the UK to strengthen its battle against the hostile €11 billion BBVA takeover

17 Jun, 2025 @ 11:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s booming economy still struggles to attract top talent from around the world

SPAIN struggles to attract educated foreign workers, with Spain only receiving 0.04% of all foreign workers that come into the European Union, despite the country

2 Jun, 2025 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Pension error in Spain: Supreme Court rules some retirees could be owed €4,000

A SPANISH Supreme Court ruling has said that many pensioners can receive compensation that can exceed €4,000. The reason for the compensation is because many

2 Jun, 2025 @ 10:41

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Bank account charges rise by average of 6% in Spain despite increased digitalisation

BANK account holders in Spain are paying more to maintain their accounts with a 6% average increase in the last two years. Figures from the

26 May, 2025 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

View Of The Bank Of Spain Headquarters (madrid) From Plaza De Cibeles (square).

Bank of Spain director and Pedro Sanchez ally resigns for ‘cooking the books’

A MAJOR scandal has erupted at the Bank of Spain following the resignation of Angel Gavilan, its Director of Economy, just 24 hours after presenting

23 May, 2025 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

‘Sell your home then rent it back’: Property expert in Spain advises pensioners in need of extra cash

A PROPERTY expert, known on TikTok as @crismasfamilia, has explained a strategy for pensioners to start investing in real estate. “Sell your property and stay

13 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Vitur Summit 2025 will bring Europe’s top hotel leaders to Malaga

MALAGA is set to host the Vitur Summit 2025 on 7 and 8 May, bringing together over 700 professionals and 100 leading figures from the

4 May, 2025 @ 13:24

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Spain still unsure as EU neighbours start to rearm

27 EUROPEAN nations have expressed interest in the European Rearmament Plan that seeks to expand the military capabilities of its member states with Spain still

2 May, 2025 @ 13:21

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain's jobless total in biggest annual fall for three years but rate is still the EU's highest

Unemployment rate in Spain rises to 11.4% in largest increase since 2013

THE first quarter of 2025 shows bad figures for the Spanish labour market, according to the Labour Force Survey (EPA). Unemployment is growing rapidly, it

29 Apr, 2025 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead

WATCH: Spain’s economy minister dazzles America with boasts of world-leading GDP growth – and all in perfect English

AT a time of intense stress for the global economy, at the mercy of the tariff war declared by the United States and the policies

25 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk

IMF predicts a downward trend in the global economy, while the ECB cuts interest rates for the sixth consecutive time

FACED with the ongoing trade war between the US and China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and dozens of other international institutions have begun bracing

18 Apr, 2025 @ 11:49

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots|

These are the 3 best variable rate mortgages in Spain for 2024, according to experts

TO FIX or vary is the key question asked by people applying for a home mortgage in Spain, with a mixture of both also coming

12 Jan, 2024 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

Ibex-35 executive directors earned 54 times more than their workers in 2022

EXECUTIVE directors of the companies listed on the ibex 35 have made earnings, on average, 54 times more than their workers, according to the Annual

18 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Other News

Spain records its lowest level of unemployment since 2008 as nearly 22,000 jobs were created in July

UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy. In

3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead

Almost 40% of workers in Spain do not receive overtime compensation

FOUR out of 10 workers in Spain receive no compensation for their overtime work. A study carried out by Infojobs and Adecco exposed businesses in

22 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for rest of 2023

Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for remainder of 2023

THE BANK OF SPAIN has raised its economic growth forecast for 2023 to 2.3% from 1.6% in March as activity picked up more than expected

19 Jun, 2023 @ 15:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Baleares is the Spanish region where people spend less money on clothes

BALEARES is the Spanish region where less money is spent on clothes, according to textile business association ACOTEX. The study displays that on average, residents

15 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Mallorca

Cash is still king for majority of people in Spain when going out shopping or to a restaurant

Wages to increase by 4% in Spain this year

The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) and working unions have agreed to increase workers’ wages by 4% this year. Both sides have reached the

8 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Unions agree deal with Spain's government for shorter working week with same salaries

Spain based car rental company starts implementing 32-hour working week

Spain-based car hiring company Wiber rent a car has introduced a 32-hour working week across all its offices in the country. The company has offices

24 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Ibiza·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Shareholders back controversial move by infrastructure giant Ferrovial to take head office from Spain to the Netherlands

SHAREHOLDERS of infrastructure group Ferrovial voted on Thursday in favour of the company’s controversial plan to move its holding company to the Netherlands. The announcement

13 Apr, 2023 @ 17:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Spain raises minimum wage, in move that could benefit 2.5 million people

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday that his government would once again raise the national minimum wage, the fifth time his Socialist Party-led

1 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain's Golden Visa is officially no more: Housing crisis and money laundering blamed for closing the door

Spain to grant more work visas as labour shortages worsen

SPANISH Minister of Social Security and Migration Jose Luis Escriva has announced plans to relax work permit rules for foreigners amid labour shortages in industries

11 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Good news for Spain’s economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years – here’s what it means for your wallet

Your executives have a strategy for the company – do you have one for your finances in Spain?

Mercadona remains the shoppers favourite in Spain with a third of all supermarket sales

How can expats in Spain put together a personal balance sheet?

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

Spain’s booming economy still struggles to attract top talent from around the world

Pension error in Spain: Supreme Court rules some retirees could be owed €4,000

Bank account charges rise by average of 6% in Spain despite increased digitalisation

Bank of Spain director and Pedro Sanchez ally resigns for ‘cooking the books’

‘Sell your home then rent it back’: Property expert in Spain advises pensioners in need of extra cash

Vitur Summit 2025 will bring Europe’s top hotel leaders to Malaga

Spain still unsure as EU neighbours start to rearm

Unemployment rate in Spain rises to 11.4% in largest increase since 2013

WATCH: Spain’s economy minister dazzles America with boasts of world-leading GDP growth – and all in perfect English

IMF predicts a downward trend in the global economy, while the ECB cuts interest rates for the sixth consecutive time

These are the 3 best variable rate mortgages in Spain for 2024, according to experts

Ibex-35 executive directors earned 54 times more than their workers in 2022

Almost 40% of workers in Spain do not receive overtime compensation

Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for remainder of 2023

Baleares is the Spanish region where people spend less money on clothes

Wages to increase by 4% in Spain this year

Spain based car rental company starts implementing 32-hour working week

Shareholders back controversial move by infrastructure giant Ferrovial to take head office from Spain to the Netherlands

Spain raises minimum wage, in move that could benefit 2.5 million people

Spain to grant more work visas as labour shortages worsen

Revealed: The winners and losers of the ongoing war in Iran – as it emerges that Spain’s Ibex stock market has fallen almost 8% since the conflict began

Work from home, fly less and drive slower: Leading EU official issues stark warning over ‘long crisis’ ahead amid Iran war fallout

Political tug-of-war erupts over Picasso’s ‘Guernica’: Pedro Sanchez’s Basque allies ramp up pressure to hand over masterpiece for display in Bilbao – but will it ever happen?

Barcelona restaurant hit with €4,000 fine after exposing customer’s sexual orientation in shocking reply to bad review

Good news for Spain’s economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years – here’s what it means for your wallet

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