World DEATH PENALTY Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 20% in 2021 The Nomad Today/dpa 5/24/22 Amnesty listed China, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria as the countries with the highest known execution rates
Spain STATISTICS EU life expectancy still below 2019 level, eastern Europe hit hard The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/22 Eurostat reported the worst declines in life expectancy in Slovakia and Bulgaria with decreases of -2.2 years
Economy & Business ECONOMY Spanish fourth quarter GDP grew more than anticipated, data shows The Nomad Today 3/25/22 On a yearly basis, GDP growth improved to 5.5%, from 3.5% in the previous quarter
Property REAL ESTATE Housing prices rise in Spain for the eighth consecutive year The Nomad Today 3/9/22 Spanish real estate market experts warn that the war in Ukraine will probably accelerate the rise in prices even more, because more and more investors will see housing as a refuge value in…
Property PROPERTY The sale of homes in Spain increased by 34.6% in 2021 The Nomad Today 3/7/22 Valencian Community, La Rioja and Andalusia are the regions with the highest number of home transfers per 100,000 inhabitants
Spain CRIME Spanish crime report 2021: fewer homicides, more rapes The Nomad Today 2/22/22 The 1,960,113 criminal offenses registered in 2021 represent a decrease of 10.9 percent compared to 2019, when 2,199,475 offenses were recorded
Economy & Business BUSINESS Madrid heads the ranking of company creation in Spain The Nomad Today 2/11/22 Nearly one in four companies registered in 2021 was in the Madrid region, while almost one in five was in Catalonia
Economy & Business ECONOMY Spanish industrial production fell at the end of the year The Nomad Today 2/8/22 The fall was driven by a sharp decline in non-durable consumer goods, the Spanish statistical office (INE) said on Tuesday
Tourism TOURISM Spanish tourism sector still far from its pre-pandemic success The Nomad Today 2/4/22 In 2021, Spain received 31.1 million tourists, 62.7% below the result achieved in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic
Work WORK IN SPAIN Spain created 840,700 jobs in 2021, the highest employment figure since 2005 The Nomad Today 1/29/22 The unemployment rate fell by 2.8 points to 13.3%, but youth unemployment is still the highest at 30.7%
Economy & Business BANKING SECTOR CaixaBank posts a recurring profit of 2,36 billion euros in 2021 The Nomad Today 1/28/22 The bank announced that it will pay more than € 1.1 billion in dividends to shareholders in the coming months
Economy & Business AUTOMOTIVE Toyota retains its crown as world's biggest car seller in 2021 The Nomad Today/dpa 1/28/22 The Japanese automotive manufacturer knocked German car giant Volkswagen from the top position
Economy & Business NATIONAL ACCOUNTS Spanish economy grows 5% in 2021, well below the Government forecast The Nomad Today 1/28/22 Foreign demand has been a growth driver: exports grew by 6.5% quarterly and 15.8% compared to the previous year
Work EMPLOYMENT Spanish joblessness rate declines to lowest level since 2008 The Nomad Today 1/27/22 In industry, job creation rose by 37,100
Property PROPERTY Housing loans increase 24% in Spain, record best November in 11 years The Nomad Today 1/27/22 Three out of four home buyers in Spain finance their purchase with a mortgage
Economy & Business CAR INDUSTRY Hyundai nearly triples profit in 2021 despite tough fourth quarter The Nomad Today/dpa 1/25/22 The South Korean carmaker aims to achieve a 10-per-cent share of the global market for battery-powered electric vehicles by 2025
Tourism TOURISM Hotel overnight stays in Spain 50% lower than before pandemic The Nomad Today 1/25/22 The Canary Islands, Andalusia and Catalonia were the main destinations of the tourists in Spain in December
Economy & Business CONSUMER PRICES Spanish inflation ended 2021 at 6.5%, the highest rate since 1992 The Nomad Today 1/14/22 The upward trend in the prices of electricity and food explain much of this increase
Spain ROAD SAFETY Traffic accidents claimed 1,004 lives on Spanish roads in 2021 The Nomad Today 1/7/22 This is 9% less than in 2019 -the before the pandemic - and it is the second best annual record in the historical series.
Economy & Business BUSINESS China's Huawei expects sharp drop in sales for 2021 The Nomad Today/dpa 12/31/21 In 2019, the US government, under then-president Donald Trump, imposed sweeping trade sanctions on Huawei, citing threats to US national security