Hard Rock to build huge leisure and gambling complex on south Catalan coast
The planned project near PortAventura to include a casino, hotels, entertainment areas, theaters, shops and a convention centre
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Flights between Girona and Saint Petersburg to take wing next year
Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda Airlines also looking at raising number of connections between the Catalan city and Moscow to four a week
Catalonia to expand fast-charging network for electric vehicles
Some 126 charging points will be available to drivers by the end of the year
Stevedore strike called off
Unions and management reach agreement to protect 100% of jobs in sector liberalization
More than 25% of Catalan companies invest in R&D
Catalonia Trade and Investment’s Innovation Barometer presented on Wednesday shows innovation in Catalonia is growing
Catalonia’s Gamelab attracts world’s video game experts
Barcelona area holds one of the industry’s leading congresses with eSports at the center of the debate
Catalonia braces for record number of tourists
Coastal destinations to feel the brunt with occupancy rates of over 90%, while top inland choices expect 8 out of 10 rooms to be full in August
Catalan economy hits 19% of Spanish GDP for first time this century
Catalonia outgrows Spain with latest figures for foreign investment best since 1993 while president Puigdemont calls on Madrid to fulfill infrastructure commitments
Record-breaking €5bn of foreign investment in Catalonia
The country attracts nearly half of foreign manufacturing investment in Spain
Catalan exports increase by 9.2% between January and April
Catalonia leads on sales abroad, doubling Madrid, which came in second in the ranking
Abertis to invest in Argentina €223 million
Argentinian government guarantees the leading Catalan road management multinational a license extension until 2030
Barcelona Port’s goods and passenger traffic beat records
The total goods transported through the Port of Barcelona grew by 20.2% while the Port also received more than 1 million passengers in only 5 months
Catalan Tax Agency strengthened in preparation for independence
The Commission for Economic Affairs adopts the draft law that could set the basis for a Catalan fiscal system separate from Spain's
Stevedore strike affects the activity in the Port of Barcelona
The CEO of the Port of Barcelona, Sixte Cambra, warned that it may negatively affect the country’s economy
Norwegian inaugurates its first flight from Barcelona to the US
The Scandinavian airline is offering 255,000 seats during its first complete year of operations in Barcelona
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