ACS sells stake in Abertis to CVC
With a 15.5% stake in the Catalan infrastructure group Abertis, the private equity group CVC will become the company?s second largest shareholder
August 11, 2010 11:15 PM
Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
With a 15.5% stake in the Catalan infrastructure group Abertis, the private equity group CVC will become the company?s second largest shareholder
August 11, 2010 11:15 PM
In July, more than 1.1 million passengers travelled with the low-cost airline, which represents a significant increase since the company merged with Clickair
August 6, 2010 11:43 PM
Official figures indicate that around 7,700 buildings were built in Catalonia in the first six months of 2010; more than half the number constructed in the whole of 2009
August 6, 2010 10:53 PM
The Catalan capital is the top destination in Spain for tourists travelling on cruises, accounting for more than a third of all passengers, according to official figures
August 5, 2010 10:55 PM
The Barometer of confidence in the housing sector indicates a restoration of trust for the first time since the beginning of the economic crisis
August 5, 2010 12:04 AM
In a decision that will hit Spanish airspace heavily in one of the busiest months of the year, the country?s air traffic controllers are to go on strike for the first time in history
August 4, 2010 11:37 PM
In July, the total number of Catalan jobless stands at 539,191, thanks to the creation of service sector summer jobs
August 4, 2010 12:14 AM
5.8 million people visited the country in the first semester of the year and forecasts predict a rise in hotel occupancy this summer, according to official figures released by the government
August 3, 2010 11:36 PM
?There is a good trend towards recovery in Catalonia in the second half of the year,? states Antoni Castells, Minister of Economy and Finance
August 3, 2010 12:20 AM
The award-winning football club uses its Asiatic tour to explain the tourist attractions of the country it comes from
August 2, 2010 11:08 PM
Despite the rise in fuel prices and the dollar as well as the negative effects of the volcanic ash cloud, the Catalan company Vueling has gained a profit of 7.1 million euros in the year?s first trimester.
July 28, 2010 12:39 AM
Local cooperatives and businesses in Catalonia are working together to improve production quality of fruit in order to commercialise in the Catalan market where most of the fruit consumed is imported from abroad.
July 28, 2010 12:33 AM
Businesses from Catalonia and Quebec are starting to form partnerships in the fields of aerospace, consulting, and biotechnology. ?Quebec is an opportunity for Catalan companies to enter into the American market?, said Françoise Bertrand.
July 27, 2010 01:04 AM
The county of Baix Llobregat located just south of Barcelona is fighting the crisis with plans to expand its aerospace sector. A new park aims to become the new mobility and logistics pole in Catalonia.
July 23, 2010 01:05 AM
Within the last 5 years, Barcelona?s El Prat Airport has seen the number of intercontinental passengers grow about 70%. In addition, the number of flights and destinations within other continents have increased.
July 23, 2010 12:45 AM
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