2021

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

23 March 2022, Spain, Barcelona: People hold a banner and flags during a rally under the slogan 'Let's curb prices, let's avoid poverty' against high electricity prices, at Plaza Urquinaona. Photo: Ricardo Rubio/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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

A general view of Valencia's old city. Photo: Pixabay.

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…

A general view of the facade of a building in Malaga. Photo: Pixabay.

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

A national police car parked in a pedestrian zone. Photo: @Police/Twitter.

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

A view of the Gran Via avenue in Madrid. Photo: Pixabay.

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

05 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: A traveller walks with her luggage at Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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

12/28/2021. The Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

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%

Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri (L) and Gonzalo Gortázar at CaixaBank results press conference. Photo: CaixaBank..

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

The First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs, Nadia Calvino. Photo: Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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

Building-facade-house-appartment-by-Pixabay

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

FILED - 30 November 2021, Hamburg: An employee of the luxury hotel "Vier Jahreszeiten" prepares a room for the next hotel guests. The restrictions imposed on public life to combat the Corona pandemic have hit the tourism sector in Germany hard for the second year in a row. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa.

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

28 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Passers-by walk through the shopping street Portal del Angel under Christmas decorations. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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

20 December 2021, Thuringia, Greiz: Police and fire brigade personnel work at a junction on the B92 federal highway where an Opel car and a truck collided, and another car crashed while trying to avoid the collision. The driver of the Opel died at the scene of the accident, two other people were injured. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

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.

FILED - 18 August 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: View of the Huawei Germany headquarters in Duesseldorf. Chinese technology company Huawei expects sales to fall by almost 30 per cent in 2021. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa.

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

Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 20% in 2021

EU life expectancy still below 2019 level, eastern Europe hit hard

Spanish fourth quarter GDP grew more than anticipated, data shows

Housing prices rise in Spain for the eighth consecutive year

The sale of homes in Spain increased by 34.6% in 2021

Spanish crime report 2021: fewer homicides, more rapes

Madrid heads the ranking of company creation in Spain

Spanish industrial production fell at the end of the year

Spanish tourism sector still far from its pre-pandemic success

Spain created 840,700 jobs in 2021, the highest employment figure since 2005

CaixaBank posts a recurring profit of 2,36 billion euros in 2021

Toyota retains its crown as world's biggest car seller in 2021

Spanish economy grows 5% in 2021, well below the Government forecast

Spanish joblessness rate declines to lowest level since 2008

Housing loans increase 24% in Spain, record best November in 11 years

Hyundai nearly triples profit in 2021 despite tough fourth quarter

Hotel overnight stays in Spain 50% lower than before pandemic

Spanish inflation ended 2021 at 6.5%, the highest rate since 1992

Traffic accidents claimed 1,004 lives on Spanish roads in 2021

China's Huawei expects sharp drop in sales for 2021

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