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Virgin Bet launches in Gibraltar just weeks after Bet365 reveals €70 million Brexit plan to leave Rock

VIRGIN Bet has announced its launch in Gibraltar, just a fortnight after Bet365’s Rock exit plan was revealed. The Gamesys Group, which has an office

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:09

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

GSD blasts Bet365’s Brexit move to shift Gibraltar operations to Malta as over 500 staff could be relocated

The party also blasted what it called the Government's ‘aimless strategy’ of backing of British Prime Minister Theresa May

24 May, 2019 @ 11:47

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

British expats forced to close popular Marbella nursery after town hall ‘mistakenly’ rejects licence

Popular expat nursery Wonderland forced to shut after six years due to council error

8 May, 2019 @ 15:16

Lead

Andalucia economy could lose €1.1 BILLION in no-deal Brexit, Junta warns

The province is particularly vulnerable to the economic shock of a disorderly UK exit

4 Apr, 2019 @ 14:58

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

STRIKE: 300 Madrid airport workers walk out until New Year after company refuses them warm clothes for winter

AROUND 300 Madrid airport workers have gone on strike because it is too cold, placing thousands of British holidaymakers in jeopardy. As New Year arrives,

29 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Costa del Sol financial firm set to become listed on Nasdaq stock exchange

A COSTA del Sol-based financial firm will make a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange. Woodbrook Group, a rapidly-growing firm of financial consultants who have

12 Dec, 2018 @ 11:35

Business & Finance

Axe falls on Spain’s long-running expat newspapers Round Town News (RTN) and Sol Times

Both publications were taken over by the Euro Weekly News Media Group, last year, however initial plans to make the newspapers profitable backfired

29 Nov, 2018 @ 16:43

Almeria·Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

REVEALED: Spain’s cities rank higher than London in world’s top 50 ‘most liveable’

Both Spanish cities had identical scores for the first three categories, but Barcelona edged ahead with better health and infrastructure rankings than Madrid

13 Nov, 2018 @ 11:48

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Education·Environment·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

Bumper month for wind power in Spain breaks record

This surge has meant that the monthly CO2 emissions from electricity dropped to the lowest for the month of October since 2010

9 Nov, 2018 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead

Mallorca has a historic number of employees working on the island

MALLORCA has hit record numbers for employment. Over half a million workers paid into the social security system in June, the highest number in history.

11 Jul, 2018 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Mallorca

Cala sAguila in Cala Ratjada in Capderpera

Cleaning Mallorca from top to bottom, Expat owned Xtreme Clean brightens up the island

WHILE Mallorca is a beautiful island full of sun and sand, those same luxuries, along with everyday life, can dirty and damage your fabrics and

2 Jul, 2018 @ 09:40

Business & Finance·Mallorca·Property

Billions of EU money wasted on Spain’s high-speed rail

European Court Auditors ruled that €23.7 billion has ‘not been spent wisely’

1 Jul, 2018 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Rising temperatures to have huge impact on Spanish jobs

WEATHER-related sick days costs the Spanish economy €360 million per year, a pioneering study has found. Researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

15 Jun, 2018 @ 09:25

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

Love dogs? Learn how you can stay in homes for FREE across Spain and the world

The company has proven a hit, growing at a rate of 80% year-on-year since its inception

24 May, 2018 @ 14:43

Business & Finance

Spanish ‘Dragons Den’ competition launched for start-ups

A NEW competition has been launched in Mallorca with the aim of rewarding start-ups in the tourism, biotechnology and environmental sectors. The Dragons Den style

11 May, 2018 @ 14:00

WATCH: World’s first ‘high cuisine’ restaurant staffed 100% by disabled people in Spain’s Andalucia

6 Feb, 2018 @ 11:22

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Food & Drink·Lead

Expats win 10-year bank battle over failed development

A SPANISH bank has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands in damages to expats over a failed off-plan development. A Mallorca court ruled in

15 Jan, 2018 @ 14:05

Business & Finance·Mallorca·Property

Spain raises economic growth forecast for 2018

SPAIN has announced that it will raise its economic growth forecast for 2018 to at least above 2.5% from the current prediction of 2.3%. “The

9 Jan, 2018 @ 15:08

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish investment bank considering move to London post-Brexit

A SPANISH bank is considering moving to its headquarters from Madrid to London post-Brexit as it believes the UK capital will remain the centre of

8 Jan, 2018 @ 13:29

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s manufacturing sector grows at fastest pace in over 10 years

SPAIN’S manufacturing sector has grown at the fastest pace in over 10 years, lifted by strong output and new business. Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)

1 Dec, 2017 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Malaga rakes in 80 PERCENT of money spent by non-EU visitors to Andalucia, but ‘must adapt for growing Chinese market’

NON-EU visitors to Andalucia spend €160 million in the region’s stores each year – and 80% is spent in Malaga province. According to the study

14 Nov, 2017 @ 17:50

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

´IT IS CLEARLY A MESS´: Ryanair faces unprecendented compensation claims from holidaymakers over cancelled flights

BUDGET airline Ryanair could be set to pay out up to £60 million in compensation to holidaymakers over upcoming cancelled flights. The Dublin-based airline has

19 Sep, 2017 @ 14:13

Business & Finance·Malaga·Travel News

SPANISH LEADERS: UK can be successful trading hub like Singapore post-Brexit

SPANISH business leaders have said the UK can become an independent global trading hub after Brexit thanks to its location and strong currency. The delegation, visiting

17 Jul, 2017 @ 15:22

Business & Finance·Lead·National News