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 The President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi said on Thursday that the Cyprus bailout model would not act as a model for future financial rescues. https://www.thelocal.es/20130405/spain-is-not-cyprus-euro-bank-boss Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:58:50 +0200 spain-is-not-cyprus-euro-bank-boss Spain raised €4.3 billion ($5.5 billion) of medium and long-term bonds Thursday, more than it had targeted, at lower interest rates, despite market concerns over the financial crisis in Cyprus and the political stalemate in Italy. https://www.thelocal.es/20130404/spanish-treasury-receives-bond-auction-boost Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:46:00 +0200 spanish-treasury-receives-bond-auction-boost The European bailout of Cyprus last month has left some foreigners in Spain nervous about the safety of their own savings. The Local asks if moving capital offshore is really the answer. https://www.thelocal.es/20130402/dont-put-all-of-your-financial-eggs-in-one-basket Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:19:00 +0200 dont-put-all-of-your-financial-eggs-in-one-basket An ingenious bed manufacturer in the Spanish city of Salamanca has developed a crisis-proof mattress that comes within an inbuilt safe. https://www.thelocal.es/20130328/mattress-maker-keeps-money-safe-from-banks Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:53:00 +0100 mattress-maker-keeps-money-safe-from-banks Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and France's President François Hollande on Tuesday said that all accounts holding less than €100,000 were off bounds. https://www.thelocal.es/20130327/spanish-pm-says-small-accounts-safe Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:50:00 +0100 spanish-pm-says-small-accounts-safe There has been a "surge" in the number of British expats seeking advice about moving funds out of some of the eurozone's most troubled economies following the Cyprus bailout deal, said deVere Group on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130326/expats-fear-cyprus-style-account-raids Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:56:00 +0100 expats-fear-cyprus-style-account-raids Spain's markets fell on Monday afternoon after Eurogroup boss Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the Cyprus bailout agreement was a "template" for the rest of Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20130325/markets-open-strongly-after-cyprus-agreement Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:16:00 +0100 markets-open-strongly-after-cyprus-agreement The head of Spain's main banking association said on Thursday he had no fear of contagion from debt-hit Cyprus, which is fighting to avoid a banking meltdown. https://www.thelocal.es/20130322/bank-boss-blasts-cyprus-contagion-talk Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:17:00 +0100 bank-boss-blasts-cyprus-contagion-talk Spain's borrowing costs dipped in a bond auction on Thursday, easing concerns that a feared banking meltdown in Cyprus could scare investors away from other troubled eurozone states. https://www.thelocal.es/20130321/spanish-bonds-dip Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:53:00 +0100 spanish-bonds-dip