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 King Felipe VI attempted to boost Spain's battered image at the Davos summit on Wednesday as the Catalan secession crisis simmers on, defending his home as "a great country" that draws investors and millions of tourists. https://www.thelocal.es/20180124/king-felipe-vi-defends-spains-image-amid-catalan-crisis Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:09:09 +0100 king-felipe-vi-defends-spains-image-amid-catalan-crisis The head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde was one of several high-profile figures to laud Spain's economic recovery at a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150122/davos-spain-wins-praise-over-reforms Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:59:00 +0100 davos-spain-wins-praise-over-reforms The 20 richest people in Spain earn as much as the poorest 20 percent, while the country's wealthy elites have actually grown richer during the economic crisis, a major new global report into wealth inequality argues. https://www.thelocal.es/20140120/twenty-richest-people-in-spain-earn-same-as-poorest-20-percent Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:56:00 +0100 twenty-richest-people-in-spain-earn-same-as-poorest-20-percent Spain has taken 35th place in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) global competitiveness rankings, better than the result it achieved 12 months ago, but the forum says the country's credit squeeze is hampering innovation and growth. https://www.thelocal.es/20130904/spain-holds-firm-in-competitive-rankings Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:51:00 +0200 spain-holds-firm-in-competitive-rankings