Industrial employment in Catalonia grew for fifth year in a row in 2018
Annual report on Catalan industry reveals 2.6% rise in employment with proportion of temporary contracts slowing
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81 flights canceled on Sunday due to Iberia ground crew strike at Barcelona airport
Company estimates that 15% of staff went on strike on second day of protests
Talks continue as Iberia ground staff strike at Barcelona airport looms
Friday saw efforts to head off stoppage over weekend, with Vueling canceling more than a hundred flights
Caixabank profits fall by 52.1% for first half of 2019, earning €622 million
Banc Sabadell earns €532 million so far this year, a rise of 341%
Unemployment in Catalonia falls to lowest rate since 2008
Jobless total fell by 15,300 people in second quarter, a drop of 3.4%
Chamber report shows Catalonia ahead of Madrid in attracting foreign investment
Chamber of Commerce study refutes "fake news" that independence push has negatively affected amount of capital invested from abroad
Catalan exports grew by 9% in May
Foreign sales reached 6.8 billion euros, contributing to a 2.6% rise since the start of the year
Catalan SMEs grow in number and production in 2017
Pimec and the Catalan government say that the figures go against the warnings of the effects of the independence push on the economy
Catalonia to promote investments and culture in Barça’s Asian tour
Government and Barcelona city officials travel to Japan to meet business heads, support artistic expressions and tourism
€32,000: Catalonia’s per capita GDP reaches 2008 levels
Government to launch a minimum wage, although it has no powers to make it binding
Chinese multinational Jade Bird chooses Barcelona for new European hub
The company, which manufactures fire alarms, will create around 15 jobs in the city
Record number of passengers fly through Barcelona airport in June
El Prat receives 5.1 million passengers, 6.2% than in 2018
Airliner Iberia staff announce Barcelona airport strike for July 28 and 29
Summer holiday protests called to bring attention to overworking of staff
Electric scooter sharing firm Wind begins operating in Barcelona
Founded in Berlin, company moves main HQ to Catalan capital where it has set up 25 docking stations in private spaces
Ecological product companies grow by almost 40% over five years in Catalonia
"Awareness of healthy eating" and the quality are the main drivers of the increase
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