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...
Economy
After CaixaBank completes Bankia merger, what’s next for Spain’s largest bank?
Since CaixaBank formally acquired Bankia last Friday, following the biggest merger this century in Spain’s banking sector, it began trading on the stock market this week as...
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...
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)...
2021 ‘progressive budget’ plans to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (18 Nov) Spain’s left-leaning coalition government presented its 2021 budget plan on Tuesday, with the key points being to raise...
Spain announces its ‘Recovery, Transformation & Resilience Plan’ against recession
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (2 Nov) Also read: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ Spanish Prime...
Spain extends its ERTE furlough scheme to 31 January
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (20 Oct) Following hours of last-minute negotiations with employers and trade unions this week, the Spanish government has approved an...
