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 Hard times? Spain's elite richer than ever 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 Credit squeeze strangling Spanish business: WEF 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