Tag: money
Pound Sterling tanks against Euro and Dollar following mini budget from Tories
STERLING has fallen to a historic 37 year low against the dollar and a recent low against the Euro this week, after the UK...
Teenager cons elderly people with sob story of dying parents in Spain’s Valencia
A 19-year-old Valencia area man concocted a sob story about his dying parents to extract sympathy money from elderly victims.
He has been arrested and...
Police find €400,000 in checked-in suitcase for flight from Spain’s Valencia to Turkey
A man tried to smuggle €400,000 out of Spain on a flight from Valencia Airport to Istanbul, Turkey.
Guardia Civil officers at the luggage...
Protect your finances in Spain with the experts – Smart Currency
Ringfence your money from exchange rate risk with Smart Currency.
WITH something as important as your life savings or proceeds of a property sale at...
Thieving Costa Blanca pool man in Spain arrested for killing Javea villa owner, 96, who surprised him
A pool man has been arrested for killing a 96-year-old client at his Javea villa who caught him stealing.
The assailant, 58, was detained by...
Woman swindled out of €20,000 in online romance scam by bogus doctor in Spain’s Murcia region
A conman swindled €20,000 out of a woman looking for love as he pretended to be a 'prestigious' South American doctor.
The 34-year-old Nigerian trickster...
Cleaning lady breaches trust to steal jewellery worth €30,000 from employer’s Costa Blanca home in Spain
A cleaning lady has been arrested in Mutxamel, Alicante Province, after raiding her employer's safe to steal €30,000 of jewellery and cash.
The 25-year-old woman...
QUEENS OF BLING: Move over Kanye West, Spain and UK’s royal families’ jewellery put you in the shade
WHEN it comes to bling, rapper Kanye West might feel a bit deflated when he realises that European royalty put him in the shade.
Famous...
Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?
THE Spanish Government has given the green light to additional funding that the Minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN – Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something ex-pat in Spain
AFTER drinking three cocktails in a seafront trendy bar, I nonchalantly threw a €50 note on the counter. ‘Sorry, nothing smaller,’ I declared.
The young...
On strike: Malaga airport workers rebel
STAFF at Malaga airport have announced a strike on August 12, which could cause major disruption.
Usually one of the busiest months for tourists, workers...
Hundreds queue at banks across Spain in last chance to cash in old pesetas
HUNDREDS of people queued along Spain’s streets yesterday in a race to exchange old pesetas for euros ahead of the final deadline.
Wednesday (June 30)...
State pension age in Spain could be raised to 67, says report
A REPORT for the government has raised the possibility that millions of people in Spain may have to work longer to qualify for a...
CaixaBank to close 1,534 branches as part of Spain-wide shake up after Bankia merger
CaixaBank has announced it will cut nearly 20% of its workforce across Spain as part of a nation-wide shake following their merger with Bankia....
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
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