Business

The number of travellers at the Barcelona airport grew by 2.2% during the first semester of 2010, registering more than 13 million passengers despite the volcanic ash crisis.

The bureaucracy that comes with starting a company in Catalonia has been reduced from almost a month to just two days, according to the Minister for Innovation, Universities and Business.

The lack of public construction contracts will affect the building sector and make for an unlikely recovery in the industry, according to the Institute for Construction Technologies of Catalonia.

Three Catalan saving banks have merged into a single lender that will close up to 395 branches around Spain. The result of the merger is still without a name.

Catalonia is the territory with the largest consumption of gas within the Spanish state, with 19% of the total

The two largest Abertis shareholders study the possibility of a leveraged buy-out through the investing firm CVC. The operation is worthy 25 billion euros, according to the Financial Times. La Caixa and ACS own 55% of Abertis.

The Catalan and Quebec Governments are working together on an initiative to create business alliances in order to strengthen economic bonds and gain access to financial credits.

A farm in Girona exports 71% of its production all over the world. 90% of the incubated eggs will become living chicks. In order to operate in these new destinations, the company will have to overcome the lack of air connections for its merchandise.

The Catalan bank, Banc Sabadell, has an important presence in Florida, where its U.S. headquarters are located at the heart of Miami?s financial district. Banc Sabadell is Catalonia?s 2nd financial institution and the 4th in Spain.

Antoni Castells considers that the minimum social conditions necessary for consensus do not exist, as the energy model is often used as a political weapon. In the last 5 years there have been large controversies around mergers within the Spanish energy se

The ringroad will eventually run between Barcelona, Granollers and Abrera via Terrassa

Catalan construction company Sacresa files for bankruptcy. It will not be able to pay back its total debt of around 1,800 million euros to various financial entities.

President Montilla declares that the economic crisis may affect the timetable of such infrastructure work but will not alter governmental objectives

Jaume Tàpies argues a new terminal must be built to handle those skiers who have used Toulouse airport up until now

The German airline criticises current connections between Barcelona airport terminals and opts to stay in the Balearic Islands.