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Spain’s real estate sector: from recovery to expansion

Spanish economy 27th July 2026

Government insists on extending rental contracts until 2028

The Council of Ministers is scheduled to approve tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28, a new royal decree-law on housing that will include the automatic extension of rental contracts until 2028 and an increase of VAT on tourist apartments to 21%. The Government is working on a royal decree agreed upon between PSOE and Sumar that will include proposals “supported by various political forces” throughout the legislature, according to the Executive itself….

European economy, In Europe 28th July 2026

More than a dozen European countries experiencing decline in workforce

According to a report by PlayersTime, the European labour market is undergoing restructuring, laying the foundations for future growth. Whilst Germany is losing half a million people of working age, the UK is gaining 590,000. Analysis by Consejeros Editorial Team Whilst many European countries are struggling to maintain employee productivity amidst summer heatwaves and nationwide strikes, some nations appear to be quietly running out of labour. A recent report by…

In the World 28th July 2026

Emerging markets see dividend growth of 12 per cent according to Aberdeen Investments

Analysis by Aberdeen Investments Despite the geopolitical turbulence seen in March, global stock markets have, on the whole, maintained an upward trend so far this year. Growth has been driven mainly by emerging markets, which have posted a return of 24.8 per cent, whilst developed markets have lagged behind (as at 31 May 2026). Dividend growth in emerging markets has also generated a compound annual growth rate of nearly 12…

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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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