Cruise ships with Barcelona as base port reach new records, representing 83% of overall
Number of vessels decreases, but passengers slightly increase as boats have higher capacities
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
FC Barcelona expects Camp Nou stadium works to finish by August 2026
Stadium to host 64,000 people by 2025 with €1.5 billion investment and 5,700 workers
First tram tests between Plaça de les Glòries and Verdaguer get underway
Barcelona city council begins tests with Spain's first ground-level power supply
Property sales in Catalonia decrease 24.5% in May
Sales in Spain also decreased compared to same month last year
620,000 passengers between Catalonia and France during Renfe's first year of solo high-speed service
Company recovered Barcelona-Lyon route on July 13 last year after French SNCF broke ties
Barcelona airport surpasses 26m passengers in first six months of 2024, records best June ever
Compared to 2019 number increased by 5.1%
Inflation in Catalonia remains stable in June at 3.6%
Spanish inflation falls two tenths of a percentage point to 3.4%
Catalan beauty group Puig to join Spain's Ibex 35 two months after IPO
Company will replace Meliá Hotels group on July 22
Up to 10,500 jobs could be lost if BBVA takes over Banc Sabadell
Business association Pimec warns that between 589 and 883 branches would be closed
Barcelona bans new cannabis shops, phone accessory shops and nail salons from old town
Council suspends opening of commercial initiatives of any kind on La Rambla
BBVA shareholders approve capital increase for Banc Sabadell takeover
President Carlos Torres says acquisition will be a 'success' and make bank 'more competitive'
Catalonia welcomes over 2m foreign tourists in May for first time
Visitor spending up 8.3% to €2.3bn
Public prosecutor accuses Glovo of continuing to infringe workers' rights
Delivery company forcing riders to become self-employed, legal brief argues
Employment in Catalonia reaches new record in June, with 3.8m workers registered
Unemployment falls by nearly 6,000 to lowest level in 16 years
Barcelona – Balearic Islands ferry passengers up 37% compared to 2019
Over 1.1m million travel by boat, 4.4m by plane in 2023
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