Spain

  • May 1, 2013
  • 2 min read

Rising EU unemployment will defy policy toolkit

Letta yesterday began a tour of Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Madrid to call for the promotion of...

EU
  • Apr 18, 2013
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Euro-area political 'dead calm' will last until autumn

Germany's Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said yesterday that the euro-area debt crisis will...

EU
  • Apr 10, 2013
  • 6 min read

Low growth will delay end to Spain's pain

The IMF, European Commission and the Bank of Spain have all forecast lower growth this year than...

Spain
  • Mar 14, 2013
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Fiscal flexibility eases EU austerity aims

EU leaders today begin a two-day summit focusing on member states' compliance with EU budget...

EU
  • Mar 8, 2013
  • 7 min read

New EU budget will not aid recovery

The European Council's compromise over the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-20...

EU
  • Feb 27, 2013
  • 2 min read

Deal shows key role of scale in global gas markets

UK-Dutch oil major Shell has agreed to buy LNG supply assets from Spanish Repsol in Peru,...

International
  • Feb 22, 2013
  • 6 min read

Dubious 'lessons' are being drawn from euro-crisis

Stresses in some OECD sovereign bond markets, albeit recently quietened, are a key motivation for...

International
  • Feb 21, 2013
  • 2 min read

Spain's deficit 'cut' points to bank bailout dilemma

Yesterday Rajoy announced that Spain's budget deficit fell from 9.4% of GDP in 2011 to below 7.0%...

Spain