10 September 2020 11:25 AM

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

Potential €3.5 billion deal could create 3,000 jobs directly and a further 18,000 indirectly

Potential €3.5 billion deal could create 3,000 jobs directly and a further 18,000 indirectly

Both the Catalan entity and the financial institution partly owned by the Spanish government are part of Spain's top 4 banks

Dealing with outbreaks, vaccines, gloomy economic prospects and an upcoming snap election among main hot topics

This year is set to break the trend of all-time records for nine years in a row

Decline due to falls in prices of fuel and housing, including supplies

CaixaBank and Banc Sabadell make 67% and 72% less in the first half of 2020, while Catalan GDP falls 20.1%

In the second quarter of 2020, a further 61,300 people lost their jobs, bringing the total without work to 472,900

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