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Barcelona City Council also supports 'efficient' rail connection between El Prat airport and those in Girona and Reus

What does UK leaving EU mean for Catalan businesses and Brits living in Catalonia?

The company, which manufactures fire alarms, will create around 15 jobs in the city

US computer giant is currently looking for premises and staff in the Catalan capital, say reports  

A total of 24% believe political situation is “harmful,” according to report

Number of visitors from abroad also rises by 2%, with average daily expenditure of €1,056

Ranking by Financial Times group puts country ahead of 450 regions and cities analysed

3% increase of bookings recorded according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics

With an extra 5.6% new companies since 2014, Catalonia accounts for 18.5% of all businesses in Spain

More than 13,700 technology firms in Catalonia now employ over 103,000 employees, with men still outnumbering women more than two-to-one

Pimec study shows Catalonia’s small and medium-sized firms with greater share of GDP for the first time since crisis began

The innovation of the BDF Ingredients company consists of adding an enzyme which reduces the amount of chemical additives to the products

The 39th edition of the Automobile Barcelona show closed its doors with a record figure of more than 755,000 visitors, about 5,000 more than in the past edition in 2015. Sales agreements increased 15% compared to the last edition, reaching almost 80,000 vehicles sold. “This year’s edition has marked a before and after for automobile shows worldwide,” stated the chairman of Automobile Barcelona, Enrique Lacalle. “We have invented the automobile show of the future, introducing a new format and a new philosophy of trade shows that have been well received by the public and the sector professionals. And this has significantly increased the number of visitors and sales,” Lacalle added. The chairman also informed that 47% of the visitors who came to buy a car, showed interest in the “connected car” innovation.

The Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week (BBFW) has completed its most international edition ever. Between April 25–30 more than 25 leading national and international firms presented their collections on the catwalk, and more than 300 brands from 25 countries offered their wedding designs to more than 800 key buyers from 70 countries during the professional trade fair. Renowned Catalan designer Rosa Clara was chosen to open the catwalks of the 27th edition of BBFW at the Barcelona’s Fira exhibition center.

Registered unemployment in Catalonia rose by 4,521 people during the month of August and totalled 506,306 according to statistics published on Wednesday by the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security. However, the number of unemployed decreased by 11.43% compared to August 2014, which makes this month the best August since 1999. The monthly decline was caused mainly by the increase in unemployment in the services sector, which is to be expected considering that August marks the end of many seasonal contracts. The number of unemployed also increased in August in Spain as a whole, by 0.54%. The Spanish annual rate, however, was slightly less positive than the Catalan one, with unemployment in August decreasing by 8.13% in comparison with the same month last year. Overall, there are 21,679 more unemployed this month and the total number of people jobless in Spain is 4,067,955.