SPAIN Outlook for growth The Bank of Spain has upped by eight-tenths of a point its outlook for GDP growth for 2015: up to 2.8%, thanks mainly to the correction of imbalances and the improve-ment in the macro-financial climate of the Spanish economy. Other reasons for the rise: A drop in the price of crude … Continued
Reindustrialization in Spain There has been a slight improvement in the industrial sector in Spain: Industrial production in January increased 0.4% year-on-year (adjusted for seasonal effects and calendar), mainly thanks to the energy sector (+3.9%) and capital goods production (+1.1%) (Index of Industrial Production, INE). Investment in capital goods increased 10.3% year-on-year in the 4Q … Continued
SPAIN GDP, consumption and investment 2014 ended with a growth in GDP of 1.4% and an increase of 2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter. The acceleration is based on the recovery in consumption and investment. Private consumption grew 0.9% in the fourth quarter, reaching a year-on-year growth of 3.1%. By contrast, public spending, with nine … Continued
The Barometer of the Círculos project has two purposes: to identify and track the principal strengths and competitive weaknesses in our business climate, and to propose concrete measures and structural reforms to correct these weaknesses. The Barometer of the Círculos will come out annually and will quantify the opinions of top Spanish managers about key … Continued
METROSCOPIA The conclusions of this poll can be summarized as follows: • Spaniards have a more positive than negative opinion of Spanish businessmen. • In general, Spaniards have more confidence in companies than in the State, and feel there should be more businessmen than there are now. That same confidence in companies is expressed when … Continued
