Tag: Spain

UGT asks the Labor Inspectorate to act ex officio and force Glovo and Uber to register all their ‘riders’, such as Amazon

UGT asks the Labor Inspectorate to act ex officio and force Glovo and Uber to register all their ‘riders’, such as Amazon

  The Labor Inspectorate, which has forced Amazon to register 3,000 workers that it employed as false self-employed workers for its home delivery services, a union demand is already on the table UGT to do the same with Glovo, Uber Eats y Stuart the largest platforms in this type of business. The employment situation of […]

Only Japan, Sudan and Zambia will borrow more than Spain this year

Only Japan, Sudan and Zambia will borrow more than Spain this year

  The coronavirus has not only cost Spain the lives of 33,204 people, according to the contador maintained by Johns Hopkins University since the pandemic broke out. It has also ruined the country. Here are some of the figures, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) statistics published yesterday and today. The crisis will make […]

The Mediterranean Corridor will receive triple the investment to be a shock to the Covid crisis

The Mediterranean Corridor will receive triple the investment to be a shock to the Covid crisis

  “Investing in the Mediterranean Corridor is betting on public investment so that it helps to overcome the economic undermining that this crisis is generating as soon as possible.” With these words, the Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Pedro Saura, wanted to make clear the importance of this infrastructure for the […]

Ryanair reduces its winter offer, will close some bases and warns: “There will be layoffs”

Ryanair reduces its winter offer, will close some bases and warns: “There will be layoffs”

  As the second wave of the pandemic advances in Europe, airlines continue to reduce their flight offer looking forward to the next few months. The low cost Ryanair, the one that moves the most traffic in Spain, has already cut its autumn schedule and has revised the winter schedule (November-March), which will go from […]

The EU agrees to create a map of risk zones by colors but does not set criteria for mobility between countries

The EU agrees to create a map of risk zones by colors but does not set criteria for mobility between countries

The EU gave the green light this Tuesday to creating a color map (green, orange and red) to differentiate three levels of risk from Covid in the member countries, but has not set common criteria for mobility in areas of higher risk. Spain and several countries requested that tests be prioritized over quarantines. The map […]

The end of physical cards? BBVA launches ‘Aqua’ to lead the digital revolution in payments due to the pandemic

The end of physical cards? BBVA launches ‘Aqua’ to lead the digital revolution in payments due to the pandemic

  Under the name of ‘Aqua’, the entity that presides Carlos Torres launches a new card format without a number, expiration date or CVV focused on mobile payments. It will be digital, although with the possibility of making it physical at no cost using recycled plastics, and it will entail verification of payments through the […]

The IMF improves its forecasts for the large developed economies with only one exception: Spain

The IMF improves its forecasts for the large developed economies with only one exception: Spain

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that the coronavirus has launched into “extreme poverty“- that is, to live on less than 1 dollar with 61 cents a day – 90 million people, the equivalent of twice the population of Spain. It has caused the greatest crisis in history since the Great Depression that occurred 90 […]

The coronavirus will have an impact on the world economy 44 times greater than that of the 2008 crisis

The coronavirus will have an impact on the world economy 44 times greater than that of the 2008 crisis

  This year alone, the coronavirus will have an impact on the world economy 44 times greater than the financial crisis of 2008-2009. This has been explained by the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gina Gopinath, at the press conference to present the report of World Economic Outlook, recalling that “the magnitude […]

New corona regulations in European countries, Italy tightening restrictions on rally

New corona regulations in European countries, Italy tightening restrictions on rally

Italy’s Prime Minister Conte announced on the 13th new restrictions on rallying, restaurants, sports and school activities following the re-expansion of the new coronavirus. This is the second time the government has announced tightening restrictions in the past week, but the content is lenient compared to other European countries such as the United Kingdom and […]

Europe begins to close in the face of the second wave of COVID-19

Europe begins to close in the face of the second wave of COVID-19

Spain Large traffic jams in Madrid with police controls deployed at the exits of the city. The Spanish Government has ended the tug of war with the Madrid region by declaring a 15-day state of alarm in the capital to reduce Covid-19 infection rates after the second worst figure of this second was recorded on Friday […]