Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
With contract to hold event expiring this year, authorities give nod for Montmeló to host race in 2020 while preparing long-term plan for national track
August 1, 2019 06:13 PM
Hotel occupancy rates expected to reach around 90%, similar to last year but below highs reached in 2017
August 1, 2019 01:00 PM
GDP continues its modest rise compared to last year, with construction and tourism leading the way
July 31, 2019 06:18 PM
Barcelona's Zona Franca plant "is ready" to produce electric vehicles, says CCOO trade union head
July 30, 2019 08:02 PM
After two days of stoppages, unions have given Spain's flag carrier airline until Friday to come up with proposal
July 30, 2019 12:55 PM
Annual report on Catalan industry reveals 2.6% rise in employment with proportion of temporary contracts slowing
July 29, 2019 05:22 PM
Company estimates that 15% of staff went on strike on second day of protests
July 28, 2019 03:22 PM
Friday saw efforts to head off stoppage over weekend, with Vueling canceling more than a hundred flights
July 26, 2019 06:34 PM
Banc Sabadell earns €532 million so far this year, a rise of 341%
July 26, 2019 02:54 PM
Jobless total fell by 15,300 people in second quarter, a drop of 3.4%
July 25, 2019 11:52 AM
Chamber of Commerce study refutes "fake news" that independence push has negatively affected amount of capital invested from abroad
July 24, 2019 07:14 PM
Foreign sales reached 6.8 billion euros, contributing to a 2.6% rise since the start of the year
July 23, 2019 06:17 PM
Pimec and the Catalan government say that the figures go against the warnings of the effects of the independence push on the economy
July 23, 2019 02:48 PM
Government and Barcelona city officials travel to Japan to meet business heads, support artistic expressions and tourism
July 21, 2019 01:11 PM
Government to launch a minimum wage, although it has no powers to make it binding
July 18, 2019 04:52 PM
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