Catalan businesses

BBVA, the bank that has devoured (almost) all of Catalan banking

Both Spanish and Catalan executives warn of the high sector concentration that a takeover of Sabadell by BBVA would signify

Banco Sabadell says 'no' to BBVA

The Catalan bank's board met this Monday to assess the merger offer from Spain's number two, BBVA

Catalan cava producer Freixenet announces furlough for 615 workers due to drought

Producer of world-renowned Catalan sparkling wine brand says furlough is an "exercise in responsibility" to guarantee future

Residents and restaurants clash in Barcelona over bar terrace regulations

Residents' body FAVB calls for review of terrace rules and Restaurants Guild accuses them of an “anti-terrace obsession”

Almost two-thirds of all Catalan actors and dancers live below the poverty line

A study by the Fundación AISGE finds that three out of four Catalan performing artists earn less than 18,000 euros a year

Goirigolzarri closes the controversy: CaixaBank head office will remain in València

Years after Caixabank and Sabadell moved their business addresses out of Catalonia in 2017, neither is ready to return

"Society of the Snow" brings Catalan director J.A. Bayona to the Oscars with 2 nominations

Catalan production 'Robot dreams', by Pablo Berger, also competes for Best Animated Film at this year's Oscars

After 35 years in Catalonia, Spain's Formula 1 Grand Prix is to move to Madrid in 2026

Madrid's deal to hold Formula 1 from 2026 to 2035 at the IFEMA circuit places a question mark over the sport in Catalonia

Grifols to take legal action against Gotham City fund for damage caused as shares bounce back

The Catalan pharmaceutical firm is taking legal action for "the significant damage caused, both financial and reputational"

Catalan pharma firm Grifols loses 26% of share value after accounting manipulation claims

The allegations were made by analyst Gotham City Research, whose founder stands to gain millions from Grifols' share plunge

The board of Mediapro sacks Jaume Roures after 30 years at head of the Spanish audiovisual group

The rest of the Mediapro management team will remain with the company co-founded in Barcelona by Roure in 1994

Supermarket above and Roman ruins below: old and new "coexist" in a Catalan seaside town

"Project of excellence" or "temple of shame"? In the Catalan town of Calella, a supermarket opens on top of Roman ruins

Pinotxo bar surprisingly reopens, after family disputes seemed to close it for good

A week after the controversy, the classic Barcelona bar in the Boqueria market hauls up the rollers once again

J.M. Campanera: "Catalan firms direct their gaze at the French market before the Spanish"

As Catalonia Trade & Investment holds its Internationalization Week, we speak to specialist Josep Maria Campanera

EU success for Catalan-developed vaccine Hipra as Brussels orders 250 million doses

Fourteen EU states will take part in the European Commission contract to buy the Catalan Covid vaccine Hipra

Catalan vaccine Hipra effective against the Omicron subvariants

Hipra is awaiting the possible authorization of the Catalan vaccine by the EMA.

Pere Duran Farell, the Catalan who enabled Spain to avoid depending on Russian gas

Catalan businessman Pere Duran i Farell brought natural gas from Algeria to Spain

Catalan economy will return to pre-Covid levels in 2022

Catalonia's nightlife reopens fully this Friday: here's how it will work

Catalan-developed Covid vaccine Hipra gets green light to begin clinical trials

Report sees Catalan economic recovery in 2022, with tourism and EU funds as key

Catalan tourism and hospitality sectors see July as lost, but not the whole summer

In the end, Aragonès sends minister Vilagrà to awkward meal with Spanish king

Catalonia's network of startups has grown by 60% since 2016

The Enxaneta is in orbit: Catalonia launches satellite named for “human towers” sport