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 GDP growth accelerated to 1 percent in the second quarter, making it one of the fastest growing countries in the eurozone but the IMF has warned it must stay on course with its economic reforms. https://www.thelocal.es/20150814/spains-economic-growth-outpaces-eurozone Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:54:58 +0200 spains-economic-growth-outpaces-eurozone The Spanish government may be trumpeting the country's economic recovery but its long-suffering citizens are yet to share the joy, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20150806/what-recovery-spaniards-snub-economic-spin-spain Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:33:59 +0200 what-recovery-spaniards-snub-economic-spin-spain Major Spanish banks reported a surge in quarterly net profits on Friday as earnings soared in a sector that just three years ago had to be bailed out. https://www.thelocal.es/20150731/recovering-spanish-banks-see-quarterly-profits-rise Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:07:18 +0200 recovering-spanish-banks-see-quarterly-profits-rise Spain's recovery is gathering speed, the IMF said, as it raised the country's growth forecast but warned that yet more reforms were needed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150609/imf-optimistic-on-spains-economic-recovery Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:07:02 +0200 imf-optimistic-on-spains-economic-recovery Spanish clothing giant Inditex, owner of the Zara brand, said Wednesday its profits rose five percent last business year, driven by recovery in its key European markets. https://www.thelocal.es/20150318/inditex-profits-surge-in-european-recovery-sign Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:45:55 +0100 inditex-profits-surge-in-european-recovery-sign