The National Association of Meat Industries of Spain (ANICE) estimates the impact on the State as a whole at 350 million euros due to the reduction in the sector's exports to Japan and Mexico derived from African Swine Fever (ASF). In a statement published this Friday, the organization—which represents more than 600 companies with a 75% market share—indicates that sales of meat and pork product scraps to the Asian country have fallen by 74% in volume and 77.5% in value compared to last year, in a context prior to the detection of the first cases. The situation in Mexico is even more critical for the sector, as exports have been reduced to zero, the association asserts.

The Department of Economy and Finance of the Generalitat has decided to extend the mobile banking service in municipalities without an office until 2028 under the same conditions as until now. In this way, CaixaBank and Caixa Enginyers will continue to be responsible for offering this type of coverage to a total of 453 Catalan municipalities.

The defense and security company Indra has signed an agreement with the Sant Cugat-based Gutmar to promote the industrialization and manufacturing of critical components linked to the defense sector in Catalonia. The pact, as detailed by both companies in a statement this Tuesday, opens several lines of collaboration, including the industrialization and manufacturing of high-precision components for defense programs, mechanization to create critical parts for land, naval, and aerospace systems, and the production of mechanical infrastructures for radars, sensors, and electronic systems.

Mortgage loans were the main drivers of credit growth granted to Spanish households during the past month of July. According to data presented this Tuesday by the Bank of Spain, loans granted by financial entities to families and non-profit institutions across the State totaled 723,867 million euros, 3% more than in July of last year.

The Italian banking sector is experiencing a real earthquake that could completely change the current landscape. The latest plot twist was protagonized by Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), the world's oldest bank founded in 1472, which last week presented an offer of 34 billion euros to acquire the Italian entities Banca Popolare di Milano (BPM) and Banca Generali. This move is the latest chapter in a war of hostile bids in which several entities are battling to eliminate competitors and strengthen their position within a national market where growth is increasingly difficult. Amidst these tug-of-wars, Italy also aspires to lead the chapter of cross-border mergers, creating the first pan-European banking giant. All this, under the watchful eye of Giorgia Meloni's government, with a key role in some of these operations.

Catalonia's businesses have led the drop in sales and employment across Spain this summer. In July, coinciding fully with the holiday season, the sector reduced its revenue by 3.6% and employment fell by 4.2% compared to the same period last year. The data presented this Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) are a complete anomaly within the retail trade sector: since 2020 – coinciding with a period of restrictions due to covid-19 – establishments had not registered a drop in sales during the month of July.

The rise in fuel prices and the persistent effects of the war in Iran are driving inflation in Spain to a three-and-a-half-year high. During August, the consumer price index (CPI, the indicator that measures the cost of living for families) stood at 4.3%, according to the advanced data published this Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The figure represents an increase of seven tenths compared to the previous month and is the highest growth rate since February 2023, when the State and the entire euro area were beginning to leave behind the inflation records registered months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The salary gap between employers and workers in Catalonia has widened by 70% over the last four years, according to an analysis by the General Workers' Union (UGT) published this Wednesday. According to the data collected by the union – based on the survey of living conditions from the National Statistics Institute (INE) – employers in Catalonia earned an average of 36,301 net euros annually from their activity in 2025, while salaried employees received 24,108 euros annually during the same period. The difference of approximately 12,200 euros exceeds that recorded in 2021, when the average gap between the two groups was almost 7,200 euros.

The Volkswagen Group confirms its first major workforce reduction in Germany since its founding 89 years ago. After the automotive company announced its plans to reduce at least 100,000 jobs globally, all bad omens were confirmed this Tuesday, especially for the company's workers in the Germanic country. The company will dispense with approximately 50,000 employees in Germany, its main production center with a dozen plants and more than 250,000 workers.

The Institut Català de Finances (ICF) and Banc Sabadell are injecting 1.8 million euros into Parlem so that the company can meet its most immediate treasury needs. In a statement published on BME Growth - the stock exchange for small and medium-sized companies - the telecom catalana details that the operation is part of the execution of its business plan, based on generating positive cash flow after approving a restructuring of its debt.

Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), the oldest bank in the world, has reappeared with all its strength in the struggle that the Italian banking sector is experiencing. After receiving the approval of its board of directors, the Tuscan entity presented this Friday an offer of 34 billion euros to buy the Italian banks BPM and Banca Generali.

Neither heatwaves nor the increase in airfare prices have slowed down the arrival of tourists in Catalonia. During the past month of July, the country received almost 2.7 million visitors, a figure that represents an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period last year and a new record in the historical series, which collects data since 1999.

The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda has imposed a fine of one million euros on the car rental company Avis for charging its clients for fine management. As detailed this Wednesday by the department led by Pablo Bustinduy, the company charged a fee of between 33.88 and 45 euros under the heading "administrative sanction management expenses" to users who had committed a traffic violation while using a rental vehicle.

More than half of the municipalities in the Barcelona metropolitan area have not generated any protected housing (HPO) in the period between 2020 and 2025. This is indicated by the Association of Developers of Catalonia (APCE), which, according to data published this Tuesday, warns that the presence of HPO in the demarcation continues to be "insufficient and territorially very unequal in the metropolitan area". The APCE expresses particular concern about this point in the Catalan geography, as it is the area with the highest residential demand in Catalonia.

Car imports at the Port of Barcelona boost merchandise traffic until July. During the first seven months of the year, the infrastructure moved 41.7 million tons of goods, a figure equivalent to a 2% increase compared to the same period in the 2025 fiscal year. According to data presented this Monday by the Port, the increase in car movement was above the average variation of total traffic, thus remaining as one of the main drivers of growth in port activity.

Company turnover in Spain is growing at the highest rate in the last 15 months despite the geopolitical instability arising from the conflict in the Middle East. According to the latest provisional data published this Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), company revenues compared to last year increased by 8.9% during the month of June, five points more compared to the year-on-year variation registered in May.

Revolut will open rooms vips to the main airports in Europe starting in 2027 with the aim of establishing the largest network of such spaces in the world. The British neobank announced this Thursday the initiative – christened Revolut Lounge – which aims to leverage the group's brand "beyond financial products".

The country's main wine-growing organizations are joining forces against the "abusive" purchase prices expected in this year's harvest. In a joint statement collected this Thursday by Unió de Pagesos, the associations denounce that the compensation being discussed in the sector by large wineries such as Jaume Serra – part of the García Carrión group – and other producers, such as Celler Can Pagès or Vins Font, are around 0.3 euros per kilogram of grapes, a figure that is less than half the reference production cost of between 0.53 and 0.56 euros per kilo established by the Institut Català de la Vinya i el Vi (Incavi).

El Prat Airport is on its way to exceeding its maximum capacity for the third consecutive year. After 2025, when the airport once again surpassed its theoretical influx – its limit is 55 million passengers annually – this year records are being broken all records. According to the latest data published this Wednesday by Aena, the Barcelona airport has registered 34.2 million passengers during the first seven months of the year, 4.6% more than the same period last year. In July alone, almost 5.9 million travelers were received, 6% more compared to July 2025.

The large Spanish banking sector continues to defend its actions in the mortgage market despite the investigation opened in June by the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC). According to financial sources consulted by the Efe agency, the arguments put forward by the supervisory body have "very little basis" and recall that the Competition Commission already dismissed a complaint against the four major state banks – Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, and Banco Sabadell – for the low profitability of their client deposits.