Barcelona airport continues to grow with 20% passenger increase
More than 42 million travelers between January and October
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Port of Barcelona launches direct rail freight route to France
First cross-border service with no transfers could mean 800 fewer trucks a week on roads
EasyJet recovers Reus airport as destination in Catalonia with flights to Manchester and London
Airline to start operations in April 2024, while Jet2 will offer trips to Liverpool from May 2025
Blue medicinal beer, panettone croquettes, sweet potato churros: Gastronòmic Fòrum Barcelona returns
Speciality food fair kicks off biggest edition yet in Barcelona with 350 companies taking part and 200 speakers
Mango owner, Grifols pharmaceuticals head, and Coca-Cola chief, top three richest Catalans
New Forbes list ranks owner of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, as Spain's richest person
Catalonia sees best October employment figures since 2007
More people registered out of work compared with September, but employment also slightly up
Catalan economy sees moderate growth in third quarter
Compared to last year, GDP up 2.1%, with all sectors except agriculture growing
International tourists in Catalonia up 11% year-on-year in September
Over 1.8 million visitors spent average of €1,167, 3.5% more than in 2022
Iryo high-speed trains to connect Barcelona and Seville from December 10
Four trains per day will link both cities in under 5:50 hours
Drop in fuel prices keeps inflation in Spain at 3.5% for October
Inflation, excluding food and energy, falls from 5.8% to 5.2%
Spain's economic recovery slows down with 0.3% GDP growth in third quarter
Interannual variation stands at 1.8%
Ryanair to connect Barcelona with Cork, Trieste, Gdansk, and Ouarzazate during winter
Low-cost airline to offer 62 destinations from Catalan capital, and to increase presence in Girona airport
Record employment in Catalonia in third quarter with more than 3.71m people in work
Unemployment stands at 8.5%, with 345,000 jobseekers at end of September
Entities voice concerns against airport runway expansion proposal
Environmental group and farmers union against business group's project, government avoids evaluating idea
Business group proposes expanding Barcelona airport runway to Ricarda Natural Park
"It is now or never," Foment president says of suggestion to construct over lagoon area
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