https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's central bank warned that Catalonia risks recession if the crisis over its secession drive continues. https://www.thelocal.es/20171103/catalonia-at-risk-of-recession-if-crisis-drags-on-bank-of-spain-warns Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:56:22 +0100 catalonia-at-risk-of-recession-if-crisis-drags-on-bank-of-spain-warns Spain's central bank on Tuesday raised its 2015 growth forecast for the country to 3.2 percent, further strengthening the outlook for recovery in the eurozone's fourth biggest economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20151222/spain-economy-outlook-better-than-expected-as-gdp-growth-forecast-raised Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:57:02 +0100 spain-economy-outlook-better-than-expected-as-gdp-growth-forecast-raised Spain's central bank on Monday warned of financial risks from the Catalonia region's potential secession from Spain, days ahead of an election there framed as an indirect vote on independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20150921/spains-central-bank-warns-against-catalan-independence Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:25:29 +0200 spains-central-bank-warns-against-catalan-independence Spain's prime minister admitted on Monday that jobless people and their families are still suffering the consequences of the economic crisis even though the country is gradually recovering from recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20141216/spanish-pm-steps-back-from-crisis-is-over-comments-spain-economy Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:48:00 +0100 spanish-pm-steps-back-from-crisis-is-over-comments-spain-economy The Bank of Spain said Wednesday it expects the Spanish economy will expand by "around" two percent in 2015, in line with government forecasts for next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20141001/spain-will-grow-around-2-in-2015-central-bank Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:09:00 +0200 spain-will-grow-around-2-in-2015-central-bank Spain's prime minister Mariano Rajoy has used a pre-summer press conference to trumpet the improvements in the country's economy, in a speech described by the opposition as "triumphalist" and "self-complacent". https://www.thelocal.es/20140801/schools-out-spanish-pm-signs-off-for-summer Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:37:00 +0200 schools-out-spanish-pm-signs-off-for-summer European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso blasted Spain's central bank on Monday for glossing over problems in the country's banks before a near melt-down in the sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/eu-chief-slams-bank-of-spain-errors-in-crisis Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:21:00 +0200 eu-chief-slams-bank-of-spain-errors-in-crisis Spain confirmed on Thursday the fastest economic growth since a 2008 property crash, even as it struggled with a 26 percent unemployment rate. https://www.thelocal.es/20140529/spain-confirms-growth-march-2014-economy-forecast Thu, 29 May 2014 12:07:00 +0200 spain-confirms-growth-march-2014-economy-forecast Spain on Wednesday reported its fastest economic growth in six years in the first quarter of 2014 despite the blight of a 26-percent unemployment rate. https://www.thelocal.es/20140430/spain-grows-04-percent-economy-growth-ine Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:05:00 +0200 spain-grows-04-percent-economy-growth-ine Spain's households increased their net wealth by more than 25 percent in 2013 with net financial assets shooting up above €1 trillion ($1.4 trillion) for the first time since before the country's economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20140421/spains-household-get-25-percent-richer-in-2013 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:31:00 +0200 spains-household-get-25-percent-richer-in-2013 Spanish banks on Tuesday reported record-high bad loans in December as lenders continued to pay for the country's real estate bust even as the financial sector prepared to exit a €41-billion ($56 billion) bailout. https://www.thelocal.es/20140218/bad-loans-rattle-confidence-of-spanish-banks Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:47:29 +0100 bad-loans-rattle-confidence-of-spanish-banks Spanish banks reported Friday record-high bad loans, with more than one in eight rated as doubtful in November even as the financial sector prepared to exit a €41-billion ($56 billion) bailout. https://www.thelocal.es/20140117/bad-bank-loans-hit-record-high-in-spain Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:21:51 +0100 bad-bank-loans-hit-record-high-in-spain Spanish banks' bad loans hit the highest level for 50 years in October, data showed on Wednesday, despite the sector getting good marks from creditors as it exits its bailout programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20131218/bad-bank-loans-balloon-to-50-year-high Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:55:00 +0100 bad-bank-loans-balloon-to-50-year-high Spain escaped from its two-year recession in the third quarter of this year with timid growth as job destruction eased, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131023/spains-recession-is-over-central-bank Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:26:00 +0200 spains-recession-is-over-central-bank Spanish banks are ignoring most customer complaints even after the country's central bank, the Bank of Spain, rules against lenders and in favour of their clients. https://www.thelocal.es/20130806/customer-complaints-being-ignored-bank-of-spain Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:15:00 +0200 customer-complaints-being-ignored-bank-of-spain Spain's job-destroying recession is set to ease in the second quarter of 2013 as activity improves, the Bank of Spain said on Wednesday, adding its voice to an optimistic chorus emerging from the government. https://www.thelocal.es/20130626/spains-central-bank-backs-recovery-talk Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0200 spains-central-bank-backs-recovery-talk Spain's economy will shrink by between 1.0 percent and 1.5 percent this year, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said in an interview published Monday in the Wall Street Journal. https://www.thelocal.es/20130423/the-economy-will-shrink-by-up-to-15-percent-in-2013 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 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