Society
Warmest and driest October recorded in recent years
Sea water temperature reaches all-time high of 21.3ºC
forecast
Society
Authorities on high alert as heatwave spreads across Catalonia
Business
Spain’s economic outlook improved as impact of Catalan crisis contained, says Brussels
Business
Economic growth forecast for 2016 adjusted upward to 3.4%
Politics
47.7% of Catalans would vote for independence, highest figure since 2014
Business
Barcelona Chamber of Commerce worried about economic situation after Catalan elections
Business
Economic growth in Catalonia speeds up, increasing by 0.9% between January and March
Business
Catalonia’s economy to grow 2.5% in 2015, according to Barcelona’s Chamber of Commerce
Business
BBVA forecasts better growth perspectives for Catalonia and 140,000 new jobs in 2014 and 2015
Business
Catalan economic recovery accelerates even faster in the second quarter and posts a 1.3% annual growth
Business
Catalonia expects its economy to grow 1.4% this year
The Catalan Government forecasts that unemployment will fall to 21.7% in 2014, and will be below 20% in 2015. This is according to the Macroeconomic Forecasts report published by the Catalan Ministry of the Economy on Monday. The report confirms the recovery of the Catalan economy, which has accumulated positive growth since the second quarter of 2013. For 2015, the Catalan Government expects the economy to grow 2.1%.
Business
The European Commission maintains its growth forecast for Spain at 0.8% in 2011
Brussels believes it is "unlikely" to relapse into a second recession but warned that the possibility "can not be excluded". The European Commission has not lowered its growth forecast for Spain or the whole of the Euro area despite the financial turbulences of the last weeks.
Business
The Spanish economy grew 0.7% in the last twelve months
The data corresponded to the end of June. The Spanish Statistics Institute confirmed the data, proving the prediction by the Bank of Spain of a slowdown in the economy.