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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.
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Companies, Relevant News Item 27th October 2026

ACS, Ferrovial, and Sacyr enter the private network plan Trump aims to develop

Spain is an undisputed global powerhouse in managing transport infrastructure and networks through public-private partnerships, and these three companies have progressively shifted away from low-margin pure construction to focus on long-term concession management, which provides recurring and stable revenues. The framework of the US plan would allow these companies to contribute private capital, manage the infrastructure, and structure the projects through Project Finance, benefiting from tolls or availability payments for…

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Spanish economy 27th October 2026

Spain: Population facing severe deprivation increases from 7.4% to 8.1% over a decade, while the European average drops to 6.3%

The Spanish economy is growing, yes, but so is poverty: Being unable to afford a one-week annual holiday away from home, keep the home adequately warm, or replace damaged furniture are indicators of severe material and social deprivation affecting 8.1% of the population in Spain—a figure that has climbed over the last decade from 7.4% in 2015. This was highlighted by Funcas, the Savings Banks Foundation, in its analysis of…

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Relevant News Item 26th October 2026

Ibex 35 created 11,600 jobs last year

A report by EY-Parthenon reveals that the major companies of the Ibex 35 increased their global workforce by 0.9% in 2025 and boosted employment in the domestic market by 1.8%. This makes Spain the only major country in continental Europe with net domestic job creation. In an international environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption, and competitive pressures, top Spanish listed companies continue to demonstrate a solid capacity to generate…

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Spanish economy 26th October 2026

Spain: Business confidence drops to lowest levels since 2023

Spanish business owners’ confidence in the trajectory of their finances has reached its lowest level since 2023. This is highlighted by the Business Confidence Indicator published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which dropped by 1.8% in the fourth quarter of this year. In fact, according to this indicator, it marks the worst fourth quarter since 2023. Currently, 20.5% of business owners are optimistic about how their business will perform…

Brazil elections: Whoever wins, debt reigns

In the World 26th October 2026

Lula wins in Brazil with 51.8% of the vote

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, leader of the Workers’ Party and acting President of Brazil, re-elected his presidency yesterday, October 25, after securing more than 64.2 million votes in the second round of the presidential election—51.8% of the votes cast—compared to the 59.8 million votes obtained by his opponent, the leader of the Liberal Party, Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro. Polls pointed to a very tight result and almost a technical tie….

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Companies, Relevant News Item 23rd October 2026

BBVA surpasses one million customers in Italy, where it offers 4% on deposits

Offering 4% remuneration with no required binding conditions—similar to ING’s offer, but double what UniCredit offers, for example—BBVA has now surpassed one million customers in Italy after five years of operating in the country under a digital banking model, the financial institution reported in a statement on Friday. In December 2025, after exceeding 800,000 customers, it stated that it would pass the one million mark in 2026. “We have reached…

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In Spain 23rd October 2026

Former Socialist President Felipe González Assures He Will Cast a Blank Vote

Former Prime Minister Felipe González has reaffirmed that he will cast a blank vote in the upcoming general election on November 29. “I don’t hear anything that truly represents me,” he said, while also referring to the visit of Argentine President Javier Milei, quipping that “if he visits us 15 more times, Sánchez might actually win.” He made these remarks during his address at the Leader Encounter: Leadership and Global…

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Companies, Relevant News Item 22nd October 2026

Bankinter earns 901 million euros, up 11%, through September

Bankinter presented on Thursday its financial results for the first nine months of the year (9M2026), of which we publish the year-on-year comparative table alongside the FactSet consensus estimates. Bankinter’s net interest income reached record levels, hitting 1,762 million euros in these first nine months of the year (9M2026), a 5.7% increase compared to the same period in 2025 (in line with FactSet’s consensus estimate), driven by higher business volumes…

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Spanish economy 22nd October 2026

Half of Spanish companies are not actually active

1,966,938 companies—46% of theoretically “alive” businesses—have not actually published official acts or filed their annual accounts with official registries in recent years, according to data from a study conducted by Iberinform, a subsidiary of Crédito y Caución. When examining the number of companies that filed their 2024 annual accounts with the Mercantile Registry (the last full financial year), there is a 6.6% drop from the historic high recorded in 2021….

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Companies, Relevant News Item 21st October 2026

ENAGAS fulfills its strategic plan and maintains its dividend of €1 per share

Investors welcomed the results published by Enagás for the first nine months of 2026 with a rise of over 2.43% at the close of the Spanish stock market on Tuesday. The gas company, chaired by Antonio Llardén and led by CEO Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri, obtained a net profit after tax (PAT) of €204.1 million, in line with forecasts in its strategic plan. The company confirmed that it is maintaining its…