Extraordinarily late rice harvest begins in Delta de l'Ebre
10% drop in crop yield expected due to Storm Gloria, spring rains, and Covid-19
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Spain extends temporary redundancy schemes until January 31
Move comes after last-minute agreement with unions and employers' associations
Record 41.8% drop in hotel occupancy in Costa Brava over summer
Eastern Pyrenees area sees 27% decrease in reservations
Harvest losses of up to 80%: wine cellars struggle with fungi and climate change
Organic producers are paradoxically the ones most badly affected, as some try to grow new resistant varieties to avoid using chemicals
Catalonia assumes presidency of Four Motors for Europe
Group of four European regions focus on "reconstruction" in wake of current crisis
Lleida-Manresa train line to be run by Catalan government railway company from 2024
SNCF will cover high-speed route between Barcelona and Madrid starting in March
Briton Wayne Griffiths named new Seat president
Former head of sales has ambitions to make electric vehicle in Catalonia
Mobile World Congress postponed until June 2021
Annual Barcelona trade show initially canceled in February 2020 and rescheduled for March 2021
Elections needed if Torra ousted, says business association head
PIMEC president Josep González asks for "a little bit more governing and a little less politics"
Caixabank absorbs Bankia: the birth of Spain’s largest lender, in figures
What percentage of the new bank’s assets will each group own
Caixabank and Bankia reach merger deal to become Spain’s largest bank
Boards of directors set to greenlight plan to create financial institution worth around €650bn on Thursday
World’s largest audiovisual fair delays first Barcelona edition to June amid Covid-19 fears
Integrated Systems Europe was scheduled for the first week of February 2021
Bosch workers protest plans for Castellet i la Gornal plant closure
Demonstration held ahead of negotiations with company on Monday as employees at two nearby factories could share same fate
Catalonia's GDP fell by 21% in second quarter on last year
According to Catalonia's statistics institute, the drop was 16% compared to the first quarter
Electric battery manufacturer Schneider Electric could be ready to invest in Nissan factories
Potential €3.5 billion deal could create 3,000 jobs directly and a further 18,000 indirectly
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