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Cecabank and Grant Thornton create Spain’s first blockchain banking consortium

29/05/2017(0)
Spanish wholesale bank Cecabank and consulting firm Grant Thornton have created the first blockchain consortium in Spain. Called Blockchain Banking Consortium, the project intends to progressively develop the potential ... Read More
labour market

What’s happening in the labour market?

10/05/2017(0)
The rate of youth unemployment peaked at above 24% in the euro area in 2013 for the age group 15-24. Since then, the youth unemployment rate has declined faster ... Read More
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Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 2.1% to 31.3%

02/05/2017(0)
More than 80% of the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union (EU) saw their unemployment rate fall in 2016 compared with 2015, and around 60% recorded a decrease ... Read More
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Spain to take measures for protection of retail investors in Forex and CFDs trading

22/03/2017(0)
The Comision Nacional Del Mercado De Valores (CNMV), the Spanish financial regulator, has issued a press release to publish several measures to enhance the protection of retail investors in ... Read More
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EEX opens its 15th global office in Madrid

30/01/2017(0)
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is now offering an improved service to its Iberian members with the opening of its Madrid office. Brigitte Caboulet who has played a key ... Read More
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Euro area reports up in household income per capita

30/01/2017(0)
In the euro area, in real terms, household income per capita increased by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2016, after an increase of also 0.2% in the previous ... Read More
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The highest and lowest unemployment rates in EU countries

12/01/2017(0)
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.8% in November 2016, stable compared to October 2016 and down from 10.5% in November 2015. This is the lowest rate ... Read More
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Spain aims to raise 500 million euros from new environmental taxes

28/12/2016(0)
Spain wants to raise 500 million euros ($528 million) from new environmental taxes as part of a package of fiscal measures to meet the European Union‘s budget deficit goals. ... Read More
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Spain’s first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract international companies

19/12/2016(0)
Spain’s first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract talents and start-ups from Europe and Latin America. The program includes a 16 weeks incubation in Spain and continues to ... Read More
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Spain To Hike Corporate Tax Burden

06/12/2016(0)
The Spanish Government announced a revenue-raising Budget on December 2 that will increase the tax take from corporations. While the recently formed Government chose to leave the 25 percent ... Read More
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