The number of unemployed in the Canary Islands stands at 265,000, a small drop from the end of 2011.
, a 3.08% increase over the previous month
Investors seeing returns for Canary Islands related tourism as the 2012
rebranding program starts here
General election: 20-11-2011
Rajoy's PP take power
Facing a crisis Rajoy takes full legal control on January 29th 2012
With increasing market fears about the Spanish economy many are predicting increased internal tensions over the upcomming cuts
Spain moves to the right after General Election 20th of November 2011
The Canary Islands accounted for just under 22% of all of the foreign tourist spending in Spain in the first six months of this year 2011
Up just under 15% for the Canary Islands from last year and helping to boost the entire Spanish economies Tourist Spending figures by over 8.5%!
The United Kingdom provided the biggest overal contribution although the Norweigans were the biggest spenders, 117 euros per day companired to the Brits 85 euros per day.
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2011 saw 11% more air passengers
AENA reported that all the Canary Island Airports saw increases in double figures putting the numbers back to 2007 levels
Ricardo Fernandez (Tourism) believes the Canaries can maintain these good results for occupancy and tourist spending for 2012.
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House prices fall 17%+
2011 saw house orices fall by over 17% following the 2004-2008 easy credit period when they went up by 45%
Double Pressure on Spanish Banks
Falling vaalue of housing stock assets and and workforce struggling to pay debts
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Nobody to blame
No disciplianry action is taken over the October 11 2011 incident when technology problems halted the Spanish stock market - Not for the first time a delayed opening due to poor systems design.
Time to buy Spainish Debt
Spain owes the U.K. about 100bn Euro.
Flood of cheap house expected on the Spanish Market as the Spanish Banks are obliged to sell their stocksbr>
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Economic Comparison:
Tourism GDP per capita 600% greater for Canarians than Madird
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Spanish Stockmarket Madrid "La Bolsa"
Social networking
Canary Islands lagging behind mainland in social networking. just under 50% compaired with the mainlands close 70% figure
More low cost flights
Canary Islands, on of the big low cost flight destinations with more low-cost flights in May than ever before.
Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia are the regions that have focused more flights of low cost airlines in May, including cornering 86.3% of the total registered in the country
Judges for the candidates for 2016 European City of Culture arrived in Las Palmas.
Spanish Billionaires
Spains rich list, movers and shackers
Will Spain leave the Euro?.
With the potential of the ECB not revising the inflation target up to between 3-4% Spain may be forced to consider introducing a new pesata which would be backed by the Spanish Banks, a realistic option for the Spanish economy. The Spanish goverment has a realtively low debt levels compaired to e.g. Germany's 79% of GDP, Spains public debt to GDP is put at 67% at the start of 2012, the best in Europe.
Germany issues special warning about superglue
Local Banks sign pack to start lending to hotels for renovation