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Spanish unemployment worries the IMF
According to a report by IMF, Spanish unemployment needs to be addressed with pro-job policies. On 19 June, James Daniel, the IMF mission chief for Spain welcomed the reforms made by the Spanish government for stabilising its economy, saying that the country will start growing again at the end of this year. However Daniel stressed that the Spanish unemployment rate is "unacceptably high ...
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Rajoy says to trim Spains bureaucracy but coy on jobs savings
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will cut red tape and shut down redundant institutions in an overhaul of state bureaucracy, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday, putting no figure on potential savings or job ...
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Spanish workers in Gibraltar protest against pension conditions
The associations representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar staged a protest on 12 June campaigning for better pensions and social security benefits. Spanish workers in Gibraltar want the Spanish Government to change the law so that they get a similar pension benefit to what any other Spanish worker gets, when having worked all their life in Spain. They want benefits derived from their ...
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Italian and Spanish Alpha League Table 2008 published
EDHEC Risk and Management Research Centre (EDHEC) and EuroPerformance fund analysis company have released the Alpha League Table, their 2008 rankings of the top Italian and Spanish asset management companies. The ranking system is based on a measure of alpha intensity, a performance measure that has been adjusted for the risks actually taken, for all active equity management in the ...
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Reina Spain united despite issues
Pepe Reina says that the continuing individual problems between Iker Casillas and Alvaro Arbeloa are not distracting the Spain squad from their collective goals at the Confederations ...
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Spanish economy gets boost from drop in trade deficit
MADRID: Spain's trade deficit was halved in April as exports soared, especially to China and other fast-growing emerging markets, the government said Wednesday, a rare glimmer of good news for a nation struggling in a double-dip recession. Spain, with the eurozone's fourth-biggest economy, posted a deficit of 1.642 billion euros ($2.196 billion) in April compared to a deficit of 3.355 ...
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UPDATE 2-Austrias Alpine Bau goes bust Spains FCC takes hit
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:59am EDT * Alpine Bau files for insolvency, to get administrator * Parent FCC to take 289 million euro hit * Thousands of jobs at risk * FCC shares fall 5.9 pct (Combines stories, adds work council head, market reaction) By Michael Shields and Jose Elas Rodrguez VIENNA/MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Alpine Bau GmbH, Austria's second-biggest construction firm, filed for ...
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Spain win Under-21 European Championship as Thiago Alcantara inspires them to glory against Italy
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated in ...
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Research and Markets Spain Exploration and Production Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020
"Spain Exploration and Production (Upstream) Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Fields, Blocks, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Spain oil and gas Exploration and Production industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the sector. It provides all the key trends and ...
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Olazabal Wins Spains Most Prestigious Sports Award
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Phenomenal Spain leave press purring
From lavish praise for "phenomenal" Spain to Italy's honest assessment, UEFA.com has the press reaction from both nations to the UEFA European U21 Championship ...
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IMF Spains Hard Won Solvency Needs Protection
"Proactive vigilance" is needed to safeguard the "hard won" solvency of Spain's banking system, and Europe needs to do more to ease Spain's financial woes, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In the fund's concluding statement from its most recent visit to Spain, the IMF said decisive action had been taken to clean up the country's banks, but it ...
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IMF sees Spain banks non performing loans increasing further
MADRID, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:16am EDT MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Non performing loans at Spanish banks are set to increase further in the coming months as a difficult economic outlook weighs on the capacity of households and companies to repay debts, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. "NPLs typically are lagging indicators. I wouldn't be surprised if ...
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Pique advises Thiago to stay at Barcelona
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has urged Thiago Alcantara to stay at the club despite reported interest from Manchester United. The 22-year-old made just 15 starts for Barcelona in last season's La Liga campaign, with the midfielder battling the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta for a first-team place. The Italian-born player has always been highly rated and he proved his credentials with a ...
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Football transfer rumours Barcelona to sign Juan Mata
are planning a 30m swoop. They're already "making overtures" to Mata's father.Once Mata is safely ensconced inside Camp Nou, Barcelona will move quickly to ...
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Spain trip helps SLU get ready for soccer season
The rain could not stop the opening of the 95th season of the Muny, which debuted 'Spamalot.' and included a surprise appearance by Eric ...
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In majority-Latino Cornelius its Indian Bollywood not Spanish-language films drawing crowds
June 17--In Cornelius, the city of 12,000 with a majority Latino population, people come from all over the Portland metro area to watch Indian films. On the surface, the trend is surprising. According to the 2010 census, only 2.2 percent of Cornelius' population is Asian, and it is unclear how much of that is Indian. But at Cornelius Cinemas, Bollywood is among the highest rated categories ...
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Barcelonas Cesc Chelsea must keep Mata. He brought them glory
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas says Chelsea would be mad to let Juan Mata leave.Mata has been linked with a move away since the arrival of Jose Mourinho as manager."For me, Mata in the last two years has been among the top three players in the Premier League. And if they have won things (at Chelsea) they were won in part because he was there," said Cesc.For all the latest football ...
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Tehau dreams of Barcelona after landmark goal
/enpproperty--> Despite a 6-1 defeat to Nigeria, Tahiti celebrates lone score Jonathan Tehau struggled to articulate his joy after becoming the first player to score for Tahiti at a high-profile international tournament in his side's 6-1 loss to Nigeria at the Confederations Cup. Ranked 138th in the world, Tahiti are making their first appearance in a competition of this level and ...
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Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown
Spain won the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship over Italy with a score of 4-2 on Tuesday evening at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half which ended 3-1 in Spain's favor.After the restart, Spain proceeded their attack and scored through Isco's penalty kick in the 66th minute. In the 80th minute, Fabio Borini pulled one back ...
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Spain tops Italy for Euro Under-21 championship
Alex Grimm/Getty Images JERUSALEM -- Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time. Italy started as the brighter side at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium but the Spanish players, captained by Thiago, soon gained control and took the lead after just six ...
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Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again
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Ramos relishing challenge of facing Spain in U-20 World Cup
Spain's recent success at various international levels is no secret. The senior squad holds the two most recent European championship crowns and is the defending World Cup champion. Tuesday, Spain repeated as European Under-21 champion. The nation's U-20 national team enters the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey as one of the favorites to be the last team standing.None of that ...
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Defending champ David Ferrer falls to Malisse in Netherlands upset
Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ...
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Julien Benneteau upends Kevin Anderson in early Eastbourne match
Kevin Anderson in first-round play. The 32nd-ranked Benneteau, who made the finals at the Rotterdam event this year, prevailed over hard-serving South African Anderson 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 at Devonshire Park. Australian Bernard Tomic rebounded from a recent dry spell with a 6-3, 6-4 decision over British wild card James Ward, while Czech ...
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Barcelona on the frontline in the cancer fight
Cancer has become the leading killer of the elderly in Europe; it is an awful, painful disease that has become something akin to a pandemic. Progress has been made in its diagnosis, and further progress is being made in its treatment, and Barcelona, by hosting the European Breast Cancer Conference, is playing a major part in the sharing of ideas and knowledge to facilitate improvements and new breakthroughs.
The city of Barcelona will play a significant role in the prevention and promotion of awareness of breast cancer when it hosts the annual European Breast Cancer Conference this year. Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women around the world, and although mortality has begun to drop worldwide, and especially in Europe, there is still much progress that can be made. Read more
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