The Local Spain 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 Breaking: Banco Madrid files for bankruptcy Banco Madrid is to enter insolvency proceedings, announced administrators on Monday, just days after the striken bank was taken over by Banco de España. https://www.thelocal.es/20150316/breaking-banco-de-madrid-files-for-bankruptcy Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:07:47 +0100 breaking-banco-de-madrid-files-for-bankruptcy Broke Wi-Fi provider admits to cooking books Spanish free Wi-Fi provider Let's Gowex revealed Sunday its accounts have been falsified for at least four years and said it is filing for bankruptcy protection. https://www.thelocal.es/20140707/broke-wi-fi-provider-lets-gowex-admits-to-cooking-books Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:45:00 +0200 broke-wi-fi-provider-lets-gowex-admits-to-cooking-books Spanish bankruptcies hit the roof in 2013 Bankruptcy filings soared to a record high in Spain in 2013, official data showed on Thursday, with the construction industry in particular still reeling five years after a property market crash. https://www.thelocal.es/20140206/spanish-bankruptcies-hit-the-roof-in-2013 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:14:54 +0100 spanish-bankruptcies-hit-the-roof-in-2013 Bankruptcy epidemic slays Spain's businesses Washing machines, fish fingers and football teams: not even household names are safe from a Spanish bankruptcy epidemic ravaging big and small businesses alike. https://www.thelocal.es/20131206/spains-bankruptcy-epidemic-slays-giants-dwarfs Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:20:00 +0100 spains-bankruptcy-epidemic-slays-giants-dwarfs Manufacturing giant files for bankruptcy Loss-making Spanish electrical appliance maker Fagor, which employs 5,700 people worldwide, said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy, one of a growing number of firms to shut their doors because of financial failure. https://www.thelocal.es/20131114/major-manufacturer-fagor-files-for-bankruptcy Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:42:00 +0100 major-manufacturer-fagor-files-for-bankruptcy 5,700 jobs in danger as fridge firm fights closure Major Spanish electrical appliance maker Fagor, which employs 5,700 people worldwide, opened talks with its creditors on Wednesday to try to avoid bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.es/20131017/5700-jobs-in-danger-as-fridge-firm-fights-closure Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:24:36 +0200 5700-jobs-in-danger-as-fridge-firm-fights-closure Miss Spain goes bust in bankruptcy boom The organizers of the annual Miss Spain beauty contest have joined the growing list of Spanish firms forced to close as a result of the economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20130508/miss-spain-goes-bust-in-bankruptcy-boom Wed, 08 May 2013 16:48:00 +0200 miss-spain-goes-bust-in-bankruptcy-boom