
Sacyr leaves the door open for agreement in Panama Canal dispute
Spanish public works minister urges the two sides to renew talks

Spanish public works minister urges the two sides to renew talks

Major US technology groups paid Spain’s revenue agency just 1.2 million euros in 2012 Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, eBay and others use fiscal engineering to avoid payments
Sacyr-led consortium offers to co-finance cost overruns to finish widening the waterway on time
Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft use fiscal tactics to minimize filings
Antitrust agency CNMC to take no further action
Bailout and financial reform unable to revive domestic credit sector as foreign funds fill gap
Leading fashion retailer posted a net profit of 1.67 billion euros in the first nine months on revenues of 11.93 billion
Two major investment funds take Spanish government’s decision to cut subsidies to World Bank's arbitration agency

Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro defends the government’s handling of the economy
New giant supervisor gets off to a rocky start owing to accusations of nepotism in major appointments
Spanish firm to pay over half of total outlay in cash to increase its voting stake in holding company Telco
Fashion giant posts 6-percent increase in sales despite falling back in Spanish market

Online retail giant's two subsidiaries in Spain were both in the red in 2012
New decree aims to speed up the process and afford more “legal securities”

FROB reveals it has lost almost all of the 52 billion the state has given it
Fund calls for major social pact to boost jobs and stimulate growth
125 officials in the sector received an average remuneration of 2.4 million euros in 2011

Spain would have needed a full bailout if it hadn't applied for a bank rescue, argues De Guindos
Argentinean government wants Spanish firm back at Vaca Muerta gas fields
Companies will have to provide detailed explanations of their payout policies
Financial supervisor also calls for faster implantation of increase in retirement age to 67 Private sector workers’ pay falls for the first time

Goirigolzarri confident nationalized lender can return taxpayers' money
Banks should try to avoid foreclosure proceedings at all costs, says Draghi
Savings will amount to 86 million euros per year as rural Extremadura and Galicia see routes slashed
Amount owed by telecoms giant after audits were taken covering the tax years from 2005 to 2007

But the fourth-quarter performance of world’s largest fashion retailer Inditex disappoints
Nationalized bank undone by shattered real estate sector in the red to the tune of over 21 billion euros