Microsoft to open quantum lab in Barcelona
US computer giant is currently looking for premises and staff in the Catalan capital, say reports
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
PortAventura theme park forecasts more than record 5 million record visitors this season
Ferrari Land attraction receives 170,000 visitors in just over a month
Catalan companies achieve record exports in first quarter of 2018
Value of 18,236 million euros of goods sold abroad
Robert De Niro to open hotel in Barcelona in 2019
It will be fourth hotel of Nobu chain in Europe, and “benchmark” on the European continent
Abertis appoint new chairman in wake of takeover
Marcelino Fernández Verdes becomes head of motorway operator bought out this week by ACS and Atlantia
Catalonia’s fourth biggest airport hopes to surpass last year’s figures
Lleida-Alguaire has already carried out more operations than 2017
Catalonia loses nearly half of its dairy farms in last ten years
Price of litre of milk less than production cost
Watching the world: satellite company sets up European HQ in Barcelona
Argentinian multinational Satellogic will create 100 jobs by 2020
Barcelona airport plans more direct intercontinental routes
Destinations such as Tokyo, Bangkok, Delhi, and Mexico City main priorities for facility
Barcelona port container traffic increases by 20% up until April
Positive trends continue in other activities, with nearly one million passengers passing through facility in first four months of year
Advanced biofuel plant planned to open in 2022
Pioneering Canadian/French joint project aims to build recycling centre in Tarragona region for €250m
Barcelona housing ranks 14 in most expensive European cities
The Catalan capital saw an increase of 29% in flat renting compared to 4 years ago
The future of food: Hispack and FoodTech fairs kick off in Barcelona
Latest innovations in packaging and cuisine include robot chefs and augmented reality
CaixaBank signs €250M agreement to support female entrepreneurs
Initiative part of European Commission’s Juncker investment plan to encourage innovative projects
Barcelona hosted most international congresses in world last year
Ranking places Catalan capital first among the world’s cities with 195 such events last year
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