Iberdrola’s Bolivian blow
TWO Spanish owned electricity companies have been nationalised by the Bolivian government. The Iberdrola subsidiaries were accused by Bolivian President Evo Morales of overcharging consumers in rural communities. He said people in the countryside were paying up to three times as much for their power as...
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Monopoly shows the world how u...
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Iberdrola’s Bolivian blow
TWO Spanish owned electricity companies have been nationalised by the Bolivian government.
The Iberdrola subsidiaries were accused by Bolivian President Evo Morales of overcharging consumers in rural communities.
He said people in the countryside were...
The killer smog that made poli...
THERE’S been a lot of reporting lately in the British media concerning the Great Smog of December 1952 which, as a twenty-two year old electrician, I experienced first-hand.
Dense fogs had long been London’s particular badge of infamy, but the...
Group stands by Spanish farmer...
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The group Boicotmercadona published an extensive report claiming that Mercadona imported oranges from...
An insane waste of dough
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Spanish take on world
SPANISH fashion group Inditex has taken €1.65 billion between February and October of 2012.
This is 27 per cent more than for the same period in 2011, and is mainly thanks to improved sales in the Asian market.
When asked about the secret of their...
The rich are getting richer
SPAIN’S rich are now 8.4 per cent richer than a year ago.
The 200 richest people in Spain have €145 billion between them according to El Mundo special feature ‘Spain’s Greatest Fortunes’.
In just 12 months, the stock exchange assets of Inditex...
Hard work trying to buy local ...
IN our house over the last month we have set ourselves a challenge to try and buy Spanish, or European, if possible. Boy has it been hard.
First off we needed to buy a fan heater for the bathroom. Every model in our price range came from China. And...
Red lights flash as EU high co...
ONE can imagine the High Command of the EU huddled down as it meets in secret conclave to decide what’s to be done about that turbulent and troublesome United Kingdom.
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The ghastly price of being a g...
WHEN it comes to a wedding I really want to say ‘I do’ but sometimes I just can’t.
I mean I want to get dressed up in a beautiful dress. I want to walk up the aisle and take my place. I want to enjoy the party with all my friends, but the...
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The killer smog that made politicians clean city air up
THERE’S been a lot of reporting lately in the British media concerning the Great Smog of December 1952 which, as a twenty-two year old electrician, I experienced first-hand.
Dense fogs had long been London’s particular badge of infamy, but the ‘Great’ version was literally, a killer. Figures vary,...
THERE’S been a lot of reporting lately in the British media concerning the Great Smog of December 1952 which, as a twenty-two year old electrician, I experienced first-hand.
Dense fogs had long been London’s particular badge of infamy, but the ‘Great’ version was literally, a killer. Figures vary,...
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Iberdrola’s Bolivian blow
TWO Spanish owned electricity companies have been nationalised by the Bolivian government.
The Iberdrola subsidiaries were accused by Bolivian President Evo Morales of overcharging consumers in rural communities.
He said people in the countryside were paying up to three times as much for their power as...
TWO Spanish owned electricity companies have been nationalised by the Bolivian government.
The Iberdrola subsidiaries were accused by Bolivian President Evo Morales of overcharging consumers in rural communities.
He said people in the countryside were paying up to three times as much for their power as...
Finance
The rich are getting richer
SPAIN’S rich are now 8.4 per cent richer than a year ago.
The 200 richest people in Spain have €145 billion between them according to El Mundo special feature ‘Spain’s Greatest Fortunes’.
In just 12 months, the stock exchange assets of Inditex owner Amancio Ortega, 76, have increased by 64 per...
SPAIN’S rich are now 8.4 per cent richer than a year ago.
The 200 richest people in Spain have €145 billion between them according to El Mundo special feature ‘Spain’s Greatest Fortunes’.
In just 12 months, the stock exchange assets of Inditex owner Amancio Ortega, 76, have increased by 64 per...
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