Seven months after the start of the pandemic that led the government to hibernate the economy and trust that the return to activity in summer would compensate for the stoppage, most small and medium-sized companies believe that their survival is at risk . If the impact of the first wave -the greatest collapse of […]
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Barcelona is postulated as a “laboratory of urban mobility” after the post-covid crisis
“It is not a debate between the economy and the environment, but rather we are facing a challenge for public, private and mixed administrations and operators to build efficient and competitive mobility”. This was expressed by the Councilor for Mobility of the Barcelona City Council, Rosa Alarcón, in the event ‘Transport and new urban mobility’ […]
GDP grows less than expected in the third quarter but retail sales and industrial production improve forecasts in September
The Chinese annualized Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter of the year grew by 4.9%, below the 5.2% expected, but improved 3.2% in the second quarter of the year. Quarterly GDP rose 2.7%, down from 11.5% previously and 3.2% expected. Chinese industrial production increased 6.9% in September, surpassing the 5.6% in August and the […]
The Government delays the confirmation of the salary increase for civil servants and puzzles the social agents
The expenditure projection made by the Government and sent to Brussels as an approach to face 2021 has generated confusion among social agents, who do not succeed in fitting it with the information transmitted by the Executive or consider it far from reality. An example is that of salary increases for civil servants. In […]
New York Fed GDP falls to 13.8% for the third quarter after this week’s data release
The US economy is expected to expand 13.8% in the third quarter and 3.6% in the fourth quarter, the latest Nowcasting Report from the United States showed on Friday. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Key takeaways from the press release “The news of this week’s data release lowered the immediate forecast for the third […]
Rehn says the economic rebound is weaker than expected
The member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), Olli Rehn, has expressed his opinion on the economic recovery of the euro zone and the inflation outlook, according to Reuters. Key Comments: “Disappointing recent data, particularly in the services sector, amplify downside risks. “ “The economic rebound is weaker than expected“. “The […]
Wartime restorers for closing bars and restaurants in Catalonia to stop the coronavirus
“A death sentence for the restoration and for Barcelona”. This is how the sector rates the Generalitat’s measures to close bars and restaurants for 15 days and thus curb the increased risk of coronavirus. They consider that it is a “disproportionate and unfair proposal, in line with those that the Government has taken for weeks […]
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
“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 […]
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 […]