‘Nothing to celebrate’: Catalan businesses opening on Spain’s national day
A number of shops will work either for economic reasons or to make a political statement
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
How a Catalan town plans to bring down housing prices with co-ops
Mataró launches EU-funded project to turn old buildings into affordable housing
Spain to overturn decree that facilitated companies fleeing Catalonia
Madrid regrets "important damage" caused to economy after referendum
Spain waged 'economic war' against Catalonia, claims report
Ara newspaper says state authorities and crown put orchestrated pressure on firms to flee the country immediately after October referendum
Over 2.2m visitors to Barcelona stayed in hotels this summer
Council figures show a 4.6% rise between June and August, with 84% of tourists to the city coming from abroad
Barcelona launches new digital currency
City council will pay a proportion of social benefits to underprivileged people in the electronic money
Rental of logistic space in Catalonia shoots up 53% in 2018
Some 45% of properties rented by firms were in the Barcelona area, and include Amazon and Mercadona
Unemployment falls in September for first time in 11 years
Number of job seekers goes down despite the end of summer
High-speed ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ train ready for 2021, pledges Madrid
Long-awaited infrastructure will link southern Spain to Catalonia and France from coast
Small businesses can test 5G technology at new Barcelona lab
Like no other in the State, this will be found at the Pier01 building
Ryanair cancels 150 flights due to strike
Protest called in Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, and Germany
Spain commits to paying Catalonia €1.4bn and to refinance debt
Some €759m have been pending from Madrid since 2008
Overnight stays in Catalonia fall 3% in August
Number of visitors increases during same month compared to 2017
Catalan exports increase by 4.2% in July
Country sold goods abroad to the value of 6 billion euros during seventh month of year, bucking downward trend seen in May
Foreign investment falls by 40% in first half of year
Total of 992.6 million euros of overseas expenditure lowest figure for this period since 2014
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