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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Government to spend €58M on climate emergency measures
Initiatives include 5,000-euro MOVES subsidy for purchase of new electric vehicles
Barcelona becomes world's most popular international conference city
Catalonia's capital welcomed 135,000 delegates from across the globe in 2018
Barcelona airport receives 6.6% increase in visitors between January and April
Over 15 million passengers have flown through Barcelona airport so far in 2019
How will Brexit affect Catalonia?
Tourism, trade and citizens – the potential impacts on the territory and how the government is responding
Formula One comes back to Catalonia as locals fear for its future
The engines are rumbling but local businesses are grumbling amid concerns the Spanish Grand Prix could be entering its final lap
Nissan and unions reach deal over firm's intention to lay off 600 workers
Agreement between vehicle manufacturer and workers' representatives is largely based on early retirements and voluntary redundancies
Unprecedented pro-independence landslide in Chamber of Commerce election
Outcome could lead to "180-degree turn" in corporation's direction, potentially moving away from Madrid's approach
Barcelona to become world capital of trade and logistics in late June
InTrade Summit BCN will coincide with the World Summit of International Trade and Supply Chain and other international events from June 26 to 28
Seat breaks record in sales for first 4 months of 2019
Catalan car manufacturer hits 200k in sales between January and April, 7% increase compared to same period in 2018
Automobile Barcelona revs up for centenary edition
Motor show in Catalan capital to feature 42 new vehicles against backdrop of possible protests by Nissan workers
Unemployment continues downward trend in Catalonia despite minimum wage increase
Catalan government calls for a repeal of conservative Spanish labor reforms
Redundancy talks between unions and Nissan break down
Workers' representatives demand vehicle manufacturer pledge no further layoffs until 2022 and a larger pay rise than that offered by the firm
Barcelona summit brings together top European entrepreneurs and investors
Thursday and Friday sees the EU-Startups Summit 2019 held in the Catalan capital for the second year in a row
Caixabank's first quarter profits fall 24% to €553m
Bank attributes decline to decision to offload its stake in Repsol energy company
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.