How much Spanish sovereign debt does China hold?
China would be the largest holder of Spanish sovereign debt after France.
Technology and economics
How to radically cut Spain’s unemployment: feasible or wishful thinking?
According to the Consejo Empresarial para la Competitividad (CEC), it is possible to cut the jobless rate in Spain to below 15% as of 2018 if very ambitious structural reforms are enacted
Can Spain afford the economic programme of Podemos?
The anti-establishment leftist party Podemos (‘We Can’) has unveiled its economic plan that is long on spending ideas and short on how to finance them.
Is China rebalancing? Yes, but with Chinese characteristics
The Chinese economy is gradually rebalancing, but for the foreseeable future investments (and not private consumption) will continue to be the main drivers of growth.
Rousseff Needs to Tackle Brazil Cost
Dilma Rousseff needs to win the battle against Custo Brasil.
Spain leads the world market for infrastructure development
Spanish civil engineering, construction and infrastructure companies are winning more big contracts abroad.
Turkey’s EU accession: trying harder, but still failing
The EU’s annual report on Turkey’s accession negotiations, which have advanced at a snail’s pace since they were opened nine years ago this month, is like an end-of-term student report card.
‘Race to the bottom’ or setting global standards? Assessing the regulatory impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
The regulatory impact of the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in three key policy areas: investor protection, public services and food safety.
Networked Egyptians
ICT development drew young Egyptians into the outside world and opened their eyes to a wider global picture, very different from the image offered by the state-controlled media.
How to boost Spain’s business presence in Singapore: opportunities in the wake of the Free Trade Agreement with the EU
This study examines the prospects for increasing Spain’s business presence in Singapore, with a particular focus on the improvements foreseen in the Free Trade Agreement that the Asian city-state has signed with the EU.
Geopolitics in the Cloud
Internet is also subject to geography and geopolitics. There is the question of ‘technological sovereignty’ that rests not only on the State, but also on firms and their capacity for innovation.
Net job creation finally arrives in Spain
Spain’s accelerating economic recovery is finally feeding through to job creation. In the 12 months between June 2013 and 2014, 192,400 jobs were created - the first year-on-year rise since 2008 when the economic crisis ended a 13-year period of strong growth and the country went into five years of decline after the bursting of a debt-fuelled property bubble.