rescue-package

Aid will focus mainly on hospitality, catering, SMEs, and the tourism sector

The Spanish Economy minister said on Monday that the state will “absolutely not” require a full rescue package such as the one taken by Greece, Ireland or Portugal. Speaking at a parliamentary hearing, De Guindos said that the Spanish economy is competitive and has “capacity to grow” unlike other struggling European countries. However, markets seem unconvinced by Luis de Guindo’s remarks, pushing the ten-year Spanish bond yields to more than 7.5%. Doubts about the autonomous communities financing capacity are also affecting the situation, especially after Valencia announced that it will ask for about 3,500 million euros from the Spanish Liquidity Fund. Catalonia, the most indebted community in Spain, is still considering whether to use the money from the fund, and will only decide after studying “the set of conditions” attached to it.