Over 50,000 businesses across Andalucia apply for emergency COVID-19 fund

OVER 50,000 businesses in Andalucia have applied for funding from emergency coronavirus funding. The regional government confirmed that 53,796 requests were made for the COVID-19

17 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Other News

BE AWARE: The issues facing SL limited company directors in Spain

Lawyer Antonio Flores of Lawbird in Marbella on the SL limited company debts - and directors’ personal responsibility

3 May, 2021 @ 10:14

Columnists

What is a Golden Visa in Spain and how to get one

BRITS often covet the idea of moving to Spain, thanks to its seemingly endless summers and the laid-back mañana approach to life. But thanks to

27 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Other News·Property

Major European retailer arrives on the Costa Blanca to open its first PEPCO store in Spain

SPAIN is to get its first PEPCO store next week with the opening of a branch on the Costa Blanca. They plan to open 400

23 Apr, 2021 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tivoli World to reopen in Benalmadena this summer as mayor backs moves to save theme park from bankruptcy

THE iconic Tivoli World theme park could be set to reopen for business in Benalmadena this summer as the townhall discuss stepping in to save

21 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Spain's leading supermarket chain seals five-year staff wage deal with unions

Spain’s Mercadona supermarkets announce 17% profit rise despite spending €200 million on COVID safety measures

SUPERMARKET chain Mercadona has announced profits of €727 million for 2020, a 17% rise on the previous year. The Valencian-based national retailer unveiled the figure

20 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Business & Finance

Valencia's Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland's CityJet get EU merger approval for second time

Air Nostrum based in Spain’s Valencia region asks for government bailout loan

THE Valencian airline Air Nostrum has asked for a €103 million bailout loan from the Spanish government’s rescue fund. The company says that it lost

16 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Malaga tourism chief targets UK market to help revive battered sector’s recovery after COVID-19

A TOURISM chief has outlined the steps she thinks must be taken in order for the sector to recover in Malaga. Tourism and Promotion councillor

15 Apr, 2021 @ 14:25

Business & Finance·Malaga·Other News

Bitcoin investors claim they lost over €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain's National Court

‘CRYPTO-CON’ as investors sue for €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain’s National Court

SPAIN’S first-ever class action involving crypto-currency fraud has been presented to the National Court in Madrid. The lawsuit claims that over 300 small crypto investors

15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:09

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·National News

Amazon Counts Down To Opening Of Massive Distribution Hub In Murcia Covering South Eastern Spain

Amazon’s autumn opening for big distribution hub in Murcia covering south-eastern Spain

A new Amazon logistics centre will open in Murcia City this autumn with 1,200 jobs set to be created over three years. The 160,000 square

14 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Murcia

Staff at El Corte Ingles in Mijas facing redundancy as coronavirus takes toll on Spain’s retail giant

BOSSES at El Corte Ingles have announced that the business will have to be restructured to cope with the coronavirus crisis. Staff at the Spanish

8 Apr, 2021 @ 14:03

Business & Finance·Other News

Vodafone Spain gets record-breaking fine for mishandling personal data and making spam advertising calls

VODAFONE Spain has been hit with an €8.15 million fine for mishandling personal data during marketing campaigns between 2018 and 2020. It’s the biggest penalty-ever

17 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Choppy Waters Ahead For Spain S Pandemic Hit Small Businesses And Self Employed

More jobs on the line in 2021 for Spain’s pandemic-hit small businesses and self-employed

OVER 300,000 jobs will be lost this year in Spain’s small businesses and self-employed sector due to the economic hit caused by the COVID pandemic.

2 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance

Expert predicts new Aldi-Lidl price war in fresh challenge to Mercadona’s place as Spain’s leading supermarket

A fresh supermarket price war between Aldi and Lidl has been predicted by one of Spain’s major retail market research analysts. Florencio Garcia from Kantar

17 Feb, 2021 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain

A Polish-owned budget clothes retailer is to open 400 stores in Spain to challenge the likes of Primark. Pepco has 2,100 shops across 13 European

7 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Entrepreneurship grows as 163 companies close in just three months throughout Spain’s Vega Baja region

COSTA BLANCA South companies that had to close down during the third quarter of 2020 numbered 163, and yet even more people became self-employed. The

5 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Body of elderly Brit, 88, found on Spain's Costa del Sol

Andalucia lost €9.6 BILLION in foreign tourist spending in 2020 as British visitor numbers to Spain plummeted by 82%

SPENDING by foreign tourists in Andalucia plummeted by at least €9.6 billion in 2020, new figures have revealed. The most populous region, which includes the

3 Feb, 2021 @ 17:50

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Douglas Perfume Chain In Spain Announces 103 Store Closures Prompted By Move To Online Sales

Douglas perfume chain in Spain to close 103 shops as online sales rise

DOUGLAS Perfumes are to shut 103 stores across Spain which will see up to 600 people lose their jobs. The company says that the move

28 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Big online sales rise for Spanish delivery ‘app’ leads to new Valencia area base

ON-DEMAND Spanish delivery app, Glovo, is looking to expand its ‘dark stores’ in Spain and across Europe. The pandemic has given a boost to on-line

24 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Valencia

Spain unlikely to receive foreign tourists en masse until end of summer in dire news for tourism bosses following €106 BILLION in losses in 2020

SPANISH tourism bosses have warned of ‘ruin’ after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said international travellers would be unlikely to return until the end of summer.

21 Jan, 2021 @ 17:32

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain

THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash. Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Valencia·Valencian Community

A group of nuns singing carols in Valencia over Christmas

FROM SILICON VALLEY TO THE CONVENT: Leading Valencian entrepreneur gives everything up to become a closed order nun

A 36-YEAR-OLD technological entrepreneur from Valencia who launched a hugely successful start-up company in the US’ Silicon Valley has given it all up to become

8 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

Both World Maritime Leader Expands In Alicante

Top maritime equipment maker plumps for expansion on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of the world’s biggest nautical electronics firms will move its global marketing and digital transformation base to the Costa Blanca. Norwegian-based Navico already has

5 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Technology

Spain’s Air Europa gets official government approval for bailout loan

STRUGGLING carrier Air Europa is get a life-saving boost of €465 million from the Spanish government. The loan, which has to be repaid by 2026,

3 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Economic Woe As Billions Of Euros Disappear From Costa Blanca Tourism In Spain S Valencian Community

Economic woe as billions of Euros disappear from Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist industry in Spain

TOURIST INCOME has collapsed by 70 per cent across the Costa Blanca and Valencian Community during the first nine months of 2020 due to the

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

65,000 hospitality businesses to collapse in Spain this year with turnover plummeting by €67 BILLION due to coronavirus crisis

COVID-19 lockdown and a plummet in tourism numbers have already seen 40,000 hospitality businesses close their doors

21 Jul, 2020 @ 15:31