Barcelona airport plans more direct intercontinental routes
Destinations such as Tokyo, Bangkok, Delhi, and Mexico City main priorities for facility
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
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
Facebook to set up Barcelona global hub to fight fake news
Social media company rents eight floors in Torre Glòries
Catalan economy grows by 0.8% in first quarter of 2018
Tourism spending also recovers after drop in final months of last year
Catalan chemical and plastic sectors leading in Spain
Chemical sector makes up 43% share of whole Spanish market
Grifols increases profits by 7% in first quarter of 2018
Catalan pharmaceutical multinational’s revenue grows to 1,023 million euros in first three months of year
Spain’s economic outlook improved as impact of Catalan crisis contained, says Brussels
European Commission now expects GDP to grow 2.9% this year
Congresses held in Barcelona increase by 8% in 2017
Nearly 700,000 participants attended events held in the city last year
Vueling pilots to strike for second time
232 flights will be affected on Thursday and Friday
Seat to hire 250 in Catalonia after “excellent” results
Production in the Catalan car manufacturer grows 12% in the first term of 2018
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