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Uncertainty over Mobile World Congress as Facebook also pulls out from in-person edition
Sony, Nokia and Ericsson have already said that they won’t be attending Barcelona MWC 2021 next summer due to concerns over Covid-19
ISE audiovisual fair downsizes Barcelona edition to ‘local event’
2021 edition will last only two days as organizers worry over international travel
Catalonia contributes €94.7 million to aid self-employed
Over 70% of furloughed workers to receive Catalan government assistance
Mobile World Congress anticipate up to 50,000 visitors while Ericsson pulls out
Technology fair will require negative PCR test before entry, with rapid tests available on-site
Public-private partnership launched aiming to build first battery factory in Catalonia
Spanish government, carmakers SEAT and Volkswagen, and electricity firm Iberdrola will bid for European funds to execute project
Near 30% rise in unemployment since February 2020
Almost one year on from the beginning of the pandemic, more than 81,000 jobs have been lost
Shopping malls reopen, but offsetting losses won’t be easy
One in five stores have closed for good, averaging €12,000 in monthly losses
Calçot producers and restaurants struggle through uncertain season
Calçotades are a traditional winter barbeque with a vegetable as the star ingredient
World's biggest audiovisual fair to host in-person event in Barcelona for 2021 edition
ISE exhibition will run with "a lower volume of attendance" than in previous years
Alimentaria food trade show postponed once again, this time until April 2022
Third time largest fair in Barcelona delayed over Covid-19 concerns
Bosch to close second Catalan factory before end of year
German manufacturing conglomerate to close 336 jobs in Lliçà d'Amunt to transfer production to Poland
Spain announces new €11 billion rescue package for businesses and self-employed
Aid will focus mainly on hospitality, catering, SMEs, and the tourism sector
2020 sees fall in Catalan export figures after ten years on the rise
Sales abroad dropped by 10.3% in the year the coronavirus pandemic began, worst results since 2009
One year since MWC called off, heralding 'horrific' 12 months for hotels and restaurants
Sector hopes world's biggest mobile fair's return in June will bring about a change in fortune
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