MWC hopes to surpass 101,000 visitors and generate up to €550m
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January 29, 2025 02:16 PM
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Airline Jet2 to open new routes from Reus to London and Liverpool
The company will also increase flights from Girona to nine destinations in the UK
January 29, 2025 01:46 PM
Spanish economy grows 3.2% in 2024 with 0.8% rise in Q4
Year-on-year change for last three months of the year was 3.5%
January 29, 2025 09:46 AM
Catalonia sees best unemployment figures recorded in 16 years
Labor market generated 55,200 new job opportunities in 2024, with 3.86 million workers registered during last quarter of year
January 28, 2025 10:08 AM
Trump president: a look into the Catalan-American trade relationship
New protectionist policies could reduce the Catalan GDP by 0.2 points
January 25, 2025 11:32 AM
Catalan hotels reach all-time high visitor numbers in 2024
More than 21.5 million people stayed in hotels in Catalonia last year, 350,000 more than in 2023
January 24, 2025 12:21 PM
Barcelona's T-Usual public transport ticket rises to €35.20 and T-Jove to €70.40
New public transport prices take effect after pro-independence Junts vote against government decree in Congress
January 23, 2025 09:54 AM
Vueling schedules 16 million journeys at Barcelona airport this summer, up 9% from last year
Airline adds three aircraft to the fleet to “reinforce key routes” and open new international ones
January 23, 2025 01:53 PM
Banco Sabadell returns HQ to Catalonia after leaving amid independence push
Board of directors approves decision as "reasons for moving no longer in place"
January 22, 2025 09:38 AM
Company behind Barcelona port explosion suspended last environmental inspection
Qualitat Ambiental saw "breaches of contract," while company assures safety inspections were successful
January 22, 2025 01:53 PM
Tourists spend almost €100 more per day in Madrid than in Catalonia
Tourism growing faster in Madrid region in recent years, driven by increase in foreign visitors
January 22, 2025 11:03 AM
ICE gaming fair in Barcelona 'normalizes addictive behaviors,' health ministry says
Over 55,000 attendees are expected at event with economic impact of €300 million
January 21, 2025 12:42 PM
Catalan exports drop 3.2% in November to €8.6bn
Results exacerbate overall decline for 2024, pushing it to 1.5%
January 20, 2025 12:14 PM
Tarragona's tramway between Cambrils and Vila-seca to start service in 2028
Government to bid first construction works and buy seven convoys
January 20, 2025 10:36 AM
Lleida-Alguaire airport receives first ski travellers in two years
Polish operator Itaka operating flights every Friday until March 21 on organized trips to the slopes of Andorra
January 17, 2025 01:05 PM
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