Documenting Spain’s construction boom and bust
There are thousands of unfinished or empty properties throughout the country A new database invites the public to share information about them
Spain breaks new tourist record with 54.4m foreign visits up to September
Figure for first nine months of 2015 represents 3.8% rise on last year
Spanish youths take longer than average to find first job — report
Spaniards take six years to find a post, while young Danes take just two, OECD study finds
Despite the economic crisis, Spain has more multimillionaires than ever
Uneven impact of the downturn and a 2012 tax amnesty could explain rise in large fortunes
Spanish house prices surge 4%, the biggest year-on-year rise since 2007
Significant uptick affects both new and existing homes in all regions
Why much of rural Spain is up for sale
Around 1,500 entire villages are on the market, with some going for as little as €50,000
The year that Spaniards paid the most tax
The fiscal burden of citizens in 2014 was the highest seen in at least two decades With elections looming and signs of recovery in sight, households may get some relief
26,000 kilos of illegal kebab meat seized in Barcelona
Central Europe-manufactured product had not undergone health controls
Ibiza: the car that saved Seat
Spanish carmaker’s top-selling auto was a patchwork model, with Italian design and a German body
Unproductive Spain
Competitiveness has improved, but it has been at the cost of jobs The country needs to increase investment in new technology, say experts
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