Business world calls for government help to perform tests on workers
Many small-medium sized businesses don’t have resources to carry out coronavirus tests on staff the way large firms can
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Households spend 25% to 30% more on food during lockdown
€2.5bn more spent across Spain than same period last year, according to Spanish agriculture minister
Catalan economy drops 3.9% on last year due to coronavirus crisis
A fall of 4.6% was seen compared with the previous quarter at the end of 2019
Barcelona will let café and restaurant terraces take up more space
Council also lowers tax on outdoor seating by 75%
Automotive industry suffers worst month for new registrations in 20 years
Nissan factory staff begin indefinite strike to protest lack of clarity over future
Retail activity resumes with doubts over rules as Phase Zero of lockdown easing begins
Six in ten small shops open with limitations, says business association
Return to work sees demand for protective screens soar
Firms supplying methacrylate plastic and making partitions overwhelmed as businesses prepare for lifting of health restrictions
Unions call for no budget cuts after health crisis on Labor Day
Unprecedented May 1 due to lockdown with no rallies in the streets, but with a 'virtual demonstration' on social media
Spain's GDP plummets by 5.2% in first quarter of 2020
Impact on Covid-19 in economy begins to be felt, with unprecedented drop at least since 1970
Restaurants resort to home delivery to offset losses from health crisis
Uncertainty in Girona's hospitality sector raises fears that up to 20% of eateries will be forced to close down
Kids' camps ask for aid ahead of 'uncertain' summer
Industry demands government "co-responsibility" while schools make autumn reservations
Sale of vegetables, fruit, and frozen fish soars during coronavirus lockdown
Bonpreu study says prices remain same, while Nielsen report finds record online supermarket sales across Spain
Germans warned it is 'more than unlikely' they can go to Spain on holiday
German tourists topped ranking of visitors to Catalonia last year and were among biggest foreign spenders
Fashion sector struggles to adjust to life under coronavirus
Some stores in Europe begin to reopen with safety protocols, but textile sector expects to lose 37% of annual turnover due to health crisis
Farmers' markets begin to reopen with Covid-19 safety measures
Mercabarna food wholesalers to carry out 9,000 antibody tests
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