Another former politician changes jobs. Former PP minister Luis de Guindos will leave the European Central Bank and will begin collaborating with IESE. A week of changes at the top of GSMA Ltd., the company that organizes the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: John Hoffman becomes president and will be replaced as CEO. And the changes also affect the Mobile World Capital Foundation, from which Francesc Fajula departs. Meanwhile, Banco Sabadell begins a new era with the replacement of its CEO.

Although the activity of the Catalan giant and world leader in sanitary ware (cleaning and hygiene devices) was impacted in 2023 by the lack of new construction resulting from the rise in interest rates, what ended up pushing down Roca Group's financial results in 2024 were mainly two factors: its exit2 from Russia2 and Argentina, which also impacted 2023 results. However, the Catalan company closed 2024 with revenues of €1.948 billion, 5.29% less than the previous year, and losses of €61 million.