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Immigrants – 8.8 million – account for 18.1% of population in Spain

In January 2024, the highest recorded number of foreign-born residents in Spain was reached, 8.8 million people, according to data from the Continuous Population Statistics, analysed by Funcas in the latest Focus on Spanish Society. This figure represents 18.1% of the population, one percentage point more than in 2023, distributed very unevenly among the autonomous communities. The highest percentages correspond to the Balearic Islands (27%), Catalonia and Madrid (24%), Melilla…

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European Commission requires Amber EquityCo to apply for formal clearance for Applus+ takeover

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The European Commission required Amber EquityCo, a consortium formed by the private equity funds I Squared and TDR, to submit a formal request for authorisation for its takeover bid for Applus+ (APPS) on the understanding that this transaction must be analysed in the light of the foreign subsidies regulation. In mid-September, Amber launched a takeover bid for 100% of Applus+ at a price of €9.75/share to compete with…

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Insiders beware! When Bezos, Zuckerberg or Dimon sell…

Banca March| The insiders’ sales, which they are taking advantage of to make profits, should be taken as a sign of caution about the future performance of some companies. The high accumulated profitability of the Magnificent Seven and other companies is in any case being exploited by the insiders, top managers or owners, to make capital gains. In the last month, $9.3 billion was sold under this heading. The ranking…

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BOGAS

“Spain has a good energy plan but if things don’t change, it won’t be fulfilled”

José Bogas, ENDESAS’s CEO, explains in Consejeros magazine that “295,000 million of investment is needed for the period 2021-30, and we have many years ahead of us when when we are not investing at this pace. Of these 295,000 million, 118,000 million are for renewables; 85,000 for energy efficiency, but almost nothing has been done so far; 53,000 for networks, which is more than 5,000 every year and we have…

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“An electric car in Germany today emits more CO2 than a diesel or a petrol car. That’s the reality, because 50% of electricity is generated with coal”

The CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imáz, took part on June 22 in a debate organised by the newspaper El Correo, and took the opportunity to warn of the hypocrisy, inefficiency and paradoxes of European energy policy.For example, in Spain it is forbidden – by law – to explore for and produce natural gas “and at the same time we are encouraging companies to bring gas from the United States,…

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