Iberia and Renfe are exploring an alliance to transfer passengers from the plane to the train through the high-speed lines to Barajas. As confirmed to the Economist sources involved in the negotiations, two of the most important transport companies in Spain are working on an intermodality solution that brings long-haul passengers closer to the main … Read more
The pandemic has changed many things. Among them, not only the work space due to the rise of teleworking, it seems that also the feelings of many employees. The possibility of experiencing greater flexibility and the excess workload that the pandemic has brought in some sectors has led to several surveys indicating that more and … Read more
New York 22/12/2021 – 19:46 The United States Secret Service released alarming information this week. The theft of funds from pandemic aid programs for businesses and the unemployed amounts to at least $ 100 billion. The estimate is based on Secret Service cases and data from the Department of Labor and the Small Business Administration, … Read more
Madrid. 22/12/2021 – 14:00 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns the Government of Spain about the pension reform, which will make the System more unsustainable if complementary measures are not taken on spending and income. In this way, it disfigures the cabinet led by the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, José Luis Escrivá, … Read more
Alcoa has presented its final proposal to the Works Council. The American company raises an investment commitment of 103 million dollars to protect the employment of workers and contractors. To this end, it includes a commitment to restart the electrolysis tanks after a two-year shutdown, and as a guarantee it undertakes to establish a restricted … Read more
In times of high consumption due to Christmas purchases, many users withdraw large amounts of money to be able to pay cash their expenses. For this reason, it is advisable to take more into account one of the advice of the Bank of Spain, where the limit for purchases in cash is remembered, which, if … Read more
22/12/2021 – 19:44 Updated: 21:32 – 12/22/21 The employers and the unions, members of the social dialogue table on labor reform, have convened their executive bodies for this Thursday before the imminent agreement on the reform, which is not ruled out that it will be reached in the next few hours. CCOO has summoned its … Read more
Spanish banking was one of the first sectors to recover one of the characteristic customs of the Ibex 35 companies: the distribution of dividends. Looking ahead to 2022, the sector will register an increase 25%. With the lifting by the European Central Bank of the recommendation not to distribute profits among shareholders – a measure … Read more
Property taxes take Spain to the highest level of property tax of all developed countries. Spain already reaches the Italian level, traditionally the country of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with the highest tax burden on property. The tax reforms of the last year sink the Spanish tax system another three places … Read more
Envy is a bad counselor says the Spanish proverb. Well, this simple phrase seems to be true, at least in economic terms. The Bank of Norway has shown that if your neighbor wins the lottery, your debts and those of the rest of the closest neighbors will increase on average in an attempt to ‘appear’ … Read more