Savings by Spanish families were higher last year. In the third quarter of 2020, the savings rate was 15.1%, according to data provided by the National Institute of Statistics. The restrictions and spending more time at home have contributed to this saving, but also the situation of uncertainty due to the coronavirus crisis has led […]
Tag: economy / savings-and-consumption
What is the best bank to open a free account?
The main banks in Spain have increased commissions on their checking accounts in recent months or have tightened the conditions for not paying them. A trend that has made it clear that, for banks, making all your clients profitable is a priority and if they cannot do so by placing products such as mutual funds, […]
How to change banks a mortgage for free and save up to € 40,000 in interest
Between May and October 2020, more than 7,000 clients (40% more than in the same period of 2019) decided to change their mortgage bank to improve it and pay cheaper installments, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. This shows the popularity that this operation has gained, to which many mortgages can still […]
Podemos asks Ribera to audit the electricity market that the PSOE demanded of Rajoy in 2017
“What we ask for in the first place is an audit of the electrical costs […] so that citizens do not have to pay for the sardine at the price of bream. “January 19, 2017. A cold wave hit Spain and plunged temperatures to 10 degrees below zero in 16 provinces of the country. The […]
The best cards with discounts to go on sale
The January sales are here and this year they will be the most digital in history. In the middle of the third wave of the coronavirus and with the capacity, surface and schedule restrictions that currently exist, one of the main options for consumers to take advantage of the sales is online shopping. In fact, […]
Filomena gives the final auction to the sales: the textile already gives up 2,000 million
In the few days of sales that she has been able to open, Rocio, who runs a fashion and decoration store in the Malasa neighborhood of Madrid, He has only sold gloves and socks. Conchita, who has another sport fashion and wedding dresses on Serrano Street, will save this first part of the year thanks […]
Twenty hours of cut in Madrid for a cable: Telefónica depended on Iberdrola and this one on Civil Protection
A failure in the electricity supply has left telephone cuts in the center and north of Madrid since Monday afternoon and still during this Tuesday day, a total of 20 hours of service interrupted by an electrical problem. The fault has affected 37,000 homes with lines contracted to Telefónica, in areas around the Barrio del […]
Agricultural insurance covers damages caused by Filomena’s snow but now they fear the impact of frost
The passage of the storm Filomena has left heavy snowfalls in a good part of the Iberian Peninsula, with special incidence in areas of important agricultural production. From Agroseguro, the sector’s employers’ association, they explain to that it is still too early to take stock of the damage caused, but they remember that the damage […]
Bogas (Endesa) warns of a “significant rise” in electricity for homes covered by the regulated rate
Endesa’s CEO, Jose Bogas, warns of the “significant rise” that millions of domestic consumers will notice in the electricity bill for this month of January, especially those covered by the PVPC -former regulated tariff- whose bill is indexed directly to the wholesale market of the light. This market has experienced a strong increase in prices […]
The super assure that there will be no shortage: “This is not like March. It is a matter of hours”
Madrid supermarkets have returned to an alert situation similar to that of MarchThis time due to the storm Filomena, with the shelves of the stores in some areas completely empty and people gathering food in case the situation continues. Mercamadrid has been closed since Saturday, and trucks have not been able to access the city […]
