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2012-05-10 - BUSINESS & FINANCE
Spain nationalises Bankia
Spain has nationalised the failing lender Bankia in a move to contain the esalating crisis and restore faith in the country's management  More
2012-05-03 - FINANCE SPAIN BLOG
Eurozone Fiscal Stability Heat Map
Visual guide to the key fiscal economic indicators for the eurozone countries. Spain features poorly along with Ireland & Greece   Click Here
2012-05-02 - ECONOMY
Spain banking on a bailout ?
A fragile banking sector is putting further pressure on bond yields. The chances that Spain will require an EU/IMF bail-out are high and rising.  More
2012-05-01 - PROPERTY
Foreign investors needed to offload property
The economy minister for Spain, hopes foreign investors and real-estate funds will help offload property assets from the banks’.  More
2012-04-11 - EXPAT FINANCE
HMRC seeks to end non-resident Guernsey QROPS
A new revelation from the UK HMRC states that Guernsey QROPS schemes will only be permitted to accept transfers of the pension of UK Guernsey residents  More
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Spanish Economic FiguresSpain Gross Domestic Product is worth 1460 billion dollars or 2.34% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. Spain's economy is the fifth largest in Europe. Spain is part of the European Union since 1986 which required the country to open its economy to trade and investment.
 
Quick Spain Economy Figures
Interest Rate : 1.00%
Growth Rate :  0.3%
Inflation Rate : 2%
Jobless Rate :  24.4%
Current Account : - 4.78 Bn Euros
Gross Domestic Product : $1460.25 Bn USD
Credit Rating :  FITCH A   S&P BBB+   MOODY A3
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