Spain shows strong employment data, but inflation is high and GDP below forecast
Official data released this week confirms that Spain’s economic recovery is gaining pace, with a continuing decline in the level of unemployment and a significant
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Minimum wage set to increase, as economy continues to recuperate
The Spanish government has announced its intentions to raise the minimum wage in the next couple of months, possibly even before the end of September,
Pedro Sánchez reshuffles his cabinet
Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a reshuffle of his cabinet ministers on Saturday, for the first time since the left-wing PSOE–Podemos coalition came to
Spain’s GDP fell by 18.5% in second quarter, due to Covid-19 lockdown
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (26 August) Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell by 18.5% during April-June compared to the previous three months, due to the
Pedro Sánchez names his cabinet: four deputy PMs and 18 other ministers
Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, officially re-elected on Tuesday 7 January, announced his full new coalition cabinet on Sunday, which includes left-wing Podemos head
Spanish economy slowed in 2018
Spain’s economic growth slowed in 2018 to its lowest rate in four years as external demand dropped, official figures have showed. The Spanish economy expanded
Spanish jobless figure drops to 3.2m
Spanish jobless queues were shorter in 2018, even for the worst-affected youth, though the country still counts 3.2 million people as unemployed, the labour ministry
