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
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
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
World's first natural gas powered cruise ship arrives at Port of Barcelona
The eco-friendly liner is only the tip of the iceberg according to environmentalists
Unemployment shrinks across Catalonia as Barcelona records lowest figure since 2008
Some 4,800 Catalans have rejoined the workforce so far this year, many of whom have taken jobs in or around the capital
Catalan exports went up 2.6% in February
Foreign sales rose to €5.85 billion compared with 2018, but imports also increased by 4.2% in the same month
Nissan announces layoff of 600 workers in Catalonia
No deal with unions after four meetings; promised investment of 70 million euro up in the air
VMware to invest $100m in innovation center in Barcelona
US multinational announces new European sales facility in 22@ business district that will create 250 jobs
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport sees 4 million visitors in March
First three months of 2019 show 5.9% increase in visits compared with previous year
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