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In Spain 7th August 2026

Red Eléctrica forecasts eclipse will reduce solar generation on Iberian Peninsula by 5 GW

Consejeros Editorial Team The solar eclipse on 12 August will have a limited and temporary impact on solar generation, specifically on photovoltaic power. Red Eléctrica’s algorithm estimates that this early sunset will reduce solar generation on the Iberian Peninsula by approximately 5 GW. The phenomenon will occur during a time slot when this technology naturally begins to decline. In this context, the eclipse will bring forward and slightly accentuate this…

European economy, In Europe 6th August 2026

‘Made in Europe’ or how to build 20 million m² of industrial space a year for a decade

The new European ‘Made in Europe’ policy, enacted through the Industrial Accelerator Act, means that the industrial property sector is not merely a side issue, but is fundamental to our economic future. Analysed by Craig Wright Europe’s industrial resurgence is not a belated revelation. As those who know me can attest, I have long been an advocate of this sector, and for good reason: it is one of the few…

In the World, Markets 6th August 2026

Debt issuance linked to investment in AI could reach $200,000 M by 2026, say Pictet

Bond yields have been rising for five years and the era of abundant capital is gradually giving way to one of greater competition for capital, in a new investment cycle driven by artificial intelligence (AI), with more persistent inflationary uncertainty, higher nominal growth and larger fiscal deficits. Analysis by Lauréline Renaud-Chatelain For more than four decades, the global economy operated in an environment of falling interest rates and abundant capital,…

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“Many companies complicate CSRD implementation more than necessary”

Rosa Mª García Piñeiro, board member at Caixabank, Acerinox, and Ence—serving as chair of the sustainability committee for the latter two and as a committee member at Caixabank—explains that “the directive does not set the materiality threshold. The company decides it based on its own criteria. There is nothing in the legislation that prescribes what is material and what is not. The auditor-verifier may have one opinion, the company may…

“We are one of Europe’s leading R&D investors: €1.45 billion last year”

“We need to approach negotiations with the U.S. on terms that are completely different from those currently being proposed”

Says Antonio Bonet, president of the Club of Spanish Exporters and Investors. He points out that “Europe has a single tariff applied by all member states, but the U.S. applies a tariff to each country, meaning it can decide that the tariff applied to Spanish black olives is higher than that for Italian olives, as it did at one point. So there is a part of the negotiation between Europe…

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