CaixaBank to cut over 8,000 jobs in Spain’s biggest banking staff reduction
CaixaBank has revealed plans to cut nearly a fifth of its workforce and to close hundreds of branches in the months ahead. The significant restructuring...
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Sánchez: ‘Economic Recovery Plan most ambitious in Spain’s recent history’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called the management and development of the EU Recovery Funds – ‘Next Generation EU’, following the economic devastation caused by...
Spain’s job market showing slight signs of recovery, but tourism still worst hit
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (9 Apr) A year fighting the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands unemployed in Spain and many...
Spain to pilot a trial of 4-day working week
Spain could become the first country in the world to test out a four-day working week, after the government agreed to a pilot project for...
Spain approves total €11bn in aid for SMEs to support pandemic recovery
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (17 Mar) The Spanish government has today approved more direct aid to small and medium sized companies to help with...
Covid third wave hits jobs – 4 million unemployed in Spain, first time in 5 years
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (8 Mar) The number of unemployed people in Spain rose above 4 million for the first time in five years...
Spain announces €11bn package to help tourism and hospitality sector
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (5 Mar) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a further 11 billion euro package for small and medium-sized companies, as well...
What’s next for Anglo-Spanish relations in the post-Brexit era?
Spain and Britain are both grappling with an economic crisis created by Covid-19 and the enormous challenges that this presents, whilst also adjusting to a...
Foreign tourism in Spain fell by 80% in 2020 – the lowest figure since 1969
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (22 Feb) The number of foreign tourists who visited Spain during 2020 fell by over 80% to 19 million, the...
622,600 jobs lost in Spain during 2020, with 3.7m now unemployed (16.1%)
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (9 Feb) According to data from Spain’s quarterly workforce survey (EPA) and released by the National Institute for Statistics (INE)...
