Tag: money
Who needs cash?: Quarter of people in Spain would not miss paper money
A QUARTER of Spaniards say they would prefer to wave goodbye to cash and welcome electronic payments instead. The rapid rise of the coronavirus crisis...
Revealed: Five richest people in Spain’s Andalucia according to new Forbes list
Among the names, what prevails among the richest people in Spain are not the singers or well-known celebrities, but the country's businessmen, investors and great industrialists
Spain’s public debt shoots up by €22.5 billion in March, despite coronavirus crisis only affecting two weeks
SPAIN’S public debt has shot up by €22.5 billion in March alone, despite the coronavirus crisis only affecting half of the month.
REVEALED: Andalucia has one of the worst salaries in Spain as new figures show people earned more 10 YEARS...
ANDALUCIA is among the worst paying regions in Spain, new figures have revealed. According to the Adecco Group, while wages in the southernmost region rose...
Jonathan Holdaway reveals his secrets to increasing your net wealth and where to put your money in Spain
As each new opportunity appears, you can react on a larger scale than your previous investments
Study finds 23% of elderly in Spain’s Andalucia are at risk of poverty, compared to 6.3% in the Basque...
The survey considered ‘elders’ to be those aged 65 and above.
OPINION: It’s taken weeks, but finally our investigation into Nadine Dijkman, a shady expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol,...
We obviously hope a police probe will eventually lead to justice, but either way we’re pleased that our readers have now been warned about entrusting their money to this pair.
Lawbird’s Antonio Flores reveals what you may not know about €500 ‘BinLaden’ notes and cash payments in Spain
Up to €100,000 if travelling within Spain and €10,000 if entering or departing the country, without notifying the authorities
IS IT YOURS?: Police in Spain’s Andalucia search for owner of €400 found in hotel
So far no one has come forward for the cash and police are still searching for the unlucky owner
Former IRA bomber, known as the ‘Angel of Death’ jailed in Spain alongside husband over Costas property scam
British customs had linked the pair to large-scale tobacco and alcohol smuggling, the profits of which were laundered through property purchased in Alicante and Malaga
WATCH: New €100 and €200 notes legal in Spain from today are vegan friendly, shorter and more secure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYspQpmfWaE THE new €100 and €200 notes have landed in Spain and the 19 other countries which have adopted the currency. This freshly minted legal tender...
One in every seven euros into Spain’s economy comes from tourism
Spain was the fifth largest tourism economy in the EU and ninth in the world in terms of total contribution to GDP
Police bust Benidorm sex club after Polish gang stole thousands by adding zeros to customer’s bills
Three Polish women aged 22, 23 and 27 were among those arrested at the club frequented by Brits
Gibraltar man awarded £745 settlement by hotel… in pound coins
AFTER a legal case against a hotel in Gibraltar, a settlement has been awarded by paying a resident in a bag of coins. Martyn Brown,...
Billions of EU money wasted on Spain’s high-speed rail
European Court Auditors ruled that €23.7 billion has ‘not been spent wisely’
Chasing corruption: Tracking Spain’s nine biggest corruption cases in 2018
In 2017, Spain claimed 41st position in the global rankings of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), sharing the slot with Brunei and Costa Rica with a total corruption cost of €203 billion.
Cafe con leche? That’ll cost 0.000135606 Bitcoin please
A bar in Malaga is now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment. Hermanos Madrid, in the La Roca neighbourhood of Malaga, will hand over...
Inside Ronaldo’s multi-million mansion in Madrid
Keen to show off his luxury, the 32-year-old has treated fans to a glimpse of his €5 million mansion in the exclusive La Finca area of Pozuelo de Alarcón in Madrid.
Marbella’s parks receive massive cash injection in effort to boost conservation
Up to €9.9 million will be awarded to a company with a two year contract from 2018 - 2020, with the possibility of said contract being extended to 2023.
The Future of Cryptocurrencies
One of the raves of the moment in the financial world is the cryptocurrencies. It is difficult for you to read a financial news bulletin without something being said about these new set of currencies.
Cryptocurrency vs. Real Money
In the current financial world, one of the most used words is cryptocurrency. When you open any financial or economic news outlet, the first news that will greet you will be something about the cryptocurrencies.
New book by Fuengirola author argues for world without money
Fuengirola-based Colin R. Turner’s Into The Open Economy sets out proposals for an economy founded on sharing
Tourism brought €124 billion to Spain’s economy last year
84.7% of firms confirming their sales improved last year
Estepona mayor secretly spends €50,000 on lewd gold statue
EXCLUSIVE: €50,000 splashed on lewd ‘gold’ statue while cash-strapped soup kitchen remains in need
Cilla Black children’s charity drive raises thousands after pals bemoan stingy public
Charity fund for children set up in Cilla’s memory raises a paltry €155… friends complain and generous donations pour in
Ready to rumble: Gibraltar takes legal action against slanderous statements
The Spanish public have for far too long been fed a warped version of the real situation on the Rock
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Major hotel group takes over two five-star resorts on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE BARCELO hotel group is gearing up for a busy summer in Spain after taking over management at two four-star hotels on the Costa del...
