Business
recovery
Business
Foreign tourists spent €6 billion in Catalonia during the first half of 2014, 4% more than last year's same period
Business
Unemployment rate in Catalonia falls from 22.1% to 20.22% in the second quarter as 79,300 jobs are created
Politics
Spanish Government cuts infrastructure investment by 50% in Catalonia and only 25% in the rest of Spain
Business
Exports from the Port of Barcelona increase by 63% from pre-crisis levels registered in 2008
Business
Recovery of Catalan economy is ahead of that of Spain, employer association report finds
Business
Catalonia aims to generate up to 25% of its PIB through the industrial sector by 2020
The Catalan Government has presented a new strategy to boost important industries such as chemical, energy and resources, design, sustainable mobility or healthcare. Those sectors will have, by September, a team of experts that will include members of Government and the most important companies, and will prepare strategic plans to help them develop further. The Catalan President, Artur Mas, said on Friday that Catalonia needs its industries, and urged businesspeople to work together with him in order to improve the state of the economy.
Politics, Business
Catalonia's registered unemployment dropped by 6% in March, the sharpest annual drop since 2000
Business
Catalonia, number 1 in foreign investment and job creation
The Catalan economy is more open than ever and attracts record levels of foreign investment, according to new data published on Thursday by the Catalan Minister for Business and Jobs, Felip Puig. The minister celebrated the fact that for the second year in a row, the prestigious ‘Financial Times’ newspaper ranked Catalonia first region in continental Europe in foreign investment and job creation. Catalonia attracted up to 91 new business projects with an estimated investment of almost 3,000 million dollars (around 2,257 million euros) and the creation of 7,427 jobs. Gross foreign investment figures from the Spanish government put the figure at 3,500 million euros. Exports in 2013 were at record levels, and generated 58,359 million euros. There are now more than 49,000 companies selling abroad in Catalonia, a 6.8% increase in comparison to 2012.
Politics
Catalan President urges employers “to work together” on the economic recovery and self-determination process
Business
Barcelona Chamber of Commerce President: Catalonia’s economy works better than Spain’s
Business
Catalan economy speeds up its recovery with a 0.4% growth in the fourth quarter of 2013
Politics
Catalan Government’s budget for 2014 to have a 1% deficit, more social spending and further privatisations
Politics
The President of the Catalan Government aims to stay in office regardless of the self-determination vote
Sports
Leo Messi suffers no relapse of hamstring injury after the PSG game
Medical tests have confirmed that the injury in Messi’s right leg is no more serious and that there has been no change in the Barça player’s condition after his participation in the FC Barcelona vs. PSG game. The player will be continuing with his recovery schedule and his progress will determine whether he plays in the next few games.