New Spanish police searches over independence referendum
Officers enter Catalan Economy department, Statistical Institute, Telecommunications and IT center and Mediapro firm
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Catalonia sees biggest drop in jobless total
Number of unemployed people fell by 13,378 in May, more than anywhere else in Spain
Poverty has become chronic, warns charity
Càritas calls for more affordable housing for people in vulnerable situation
Catalan economy grows by 0.8% in first quarter of 2018
Tourism spending also recovers after drop in final months of last year
Catalan economy “recovers dynamism,” says chamber of commerce
Growth foreseen for 2018 raised from 2.7 to 3.1%
Office rentals in Barcelona up 20% in 2018
Price of prime real estate stood at €24 per square meter, some 9% higher than last year
Hard Brexit ‘worrying’ for British companies in Catalonia
Barcelona attractive for UK businesses after leave vote, says president of British Chamber of Commerce in Spain
Situation in Catalonia having ‘less negative’ impact than expected on GDP
Bank of Spain increases 2018 growth forecast to 2.7%
Foreign investment in Catalonia falls by 40% in 2017
Biggest decrease between July and September, 75% less than same period in 2016
Mobile World Congress: Catalan highlights
A hundred Catalan tech companies, from big businesses to start-ups, attending this year’s edition of the fair
Catalonia breaks export record for seventh consecutive year
Catalan sales abroad rose to €70bn in 2017, an 8.7% yearly increase
Catalan housing market up 15% in 2017
Report says 77,830 homes were sold last year in Catalonia, with a notable 21% rise in sale of new homes
Women earn 30% less than men in Catalonia
Although gender pay gap decreased, Spanish treasury report finds it is still a problem
Catalonia best south European region for foreign investment
Ranking by Financial Times group puts country ahead of 450 regions and cities analysed
Catalan economy grew by 3.4% last year
Increase in Catalan GDP three tenths higher than in Spain as a whole