Sheep descend from drought-hit mountains as pasture runs short
Around 3,000 sheep head home after summer of record heat and scarce rainfall
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Employment in Catalonia employment tops 4 million again, marking best September on record
Unemployment edges up to 330,072, 2.5% higher than a year earlier
Inflation in Spain soared to 4.9% in September, driven by rising fuel prices
Preliminary data suggest highest CPI in three and a half years
Home mortgages rise 4.9% in Catalonia to mark highest figure since 2010
Catalonia recorded 8,858 mortgages in July with average loan amount setting record
Easyjet announces first routes from Girona Airport
Airline will connect Costa Brava with Liverpool and London Gatwick next summer
Catalonia plans to ease African swine fever restrictions by end of year
Five new cases take total to 396 as government says measures must remain for now
Claude ambassador says Barcelona can be ‘San Francisco of Europe thanks to tech and AI'
Around 2,000 people sign up for Anthropic's first European artificial intelligence gathering
Barcelona and New York mayors exchange policies on housing, food and climate
Jaume Collboni and Zohran Mamdani discuss urban policy challenges as Barcelona prepares new scheme to improve access to affordable fresh food
Barcelona creates fund to buy 'emblematic and strategic' businesses at risk of disappearing
Mayor says effort will help preserve longtime neighborhood stores and could launch by year's end
Barcelona has 'extraordinary opportunity' with AI, says EU official
European Commission's Daniel Calleja says "there is no need to be afraid" and that "laboratory solutions should be transferred to the real economy"
€1.76bn investment planned for Barcelona airport expansion
Total of €1.96bn planned for Catalan airports as Aena unveils five-year spending plan
Catalan High Court hears case over mass layoffs of Meta contractors in Barcelona
Workers' union estimates impact at around €90 million
Inflation in Catalonia hits 4% in August, highest since March 2023
Higher fuel prices drive inflation in Spain to 4.3%
Read the latest updates and breaking news on business and economic matters from Barcelona and Catalonia here. Keep up to date with how the Catalan economy is performing, inflation levels, employment and unemployment, major business mergers, important company announcements, and the latest on Catalonia’s biggest enterprises such as Vueling, Wallbox, Grifols, Mango, and plenty of start-ups and international firms based here too.