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RETAILER JD Sports has bought a long-established menswear chain and gained a stronger foothold on the Continent as part of its continued expansion.

Leaders of Spain and Qatar agreed here Tuesday on several initiatives aimed at enhancing a budding bilateral relationship.

Spain's business confidence improved in the three months to April after declining in the previous two quarters, survey data released by the High Council of Chambers of Spain showed Thursday.

Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and his wife, Princess Letizia, arrived in Israel Sunday evening on a two-day state visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. During their visit they are to meet with local scientists to review Israel's scientific achievements.

Aviva, one of the leading European life insurance and pensions groups, achieved a pre-tax profit of €227 million in Spain in 2010, which represents an increase of 20% compared to the previous financial year.

The lack of advertisements on TVE has no doubt improved the results of Spain's national private TV companies but analysts are surprised as to the extent of this lift.

Spain has always been beholden to those with economic power, but Zapatero's meeting with business leaders brings it into the open

As the restructuring of Spain's savings banks enters a key phase, an opportunity is opening up for U.S. hedge funds and private-equity firms to play a role.

The Bank of Spain says the country's economy grew during the April-June period, the second consecutive quarter of growth after nearly two years in recession.

Spanish manufacturing operating conditions continued to improve modestly in July. July data indicated that operating conditions in the Spanish manufacturing sector strengthened again during the month, with both output and new orders continuing to rise. However, the latest improvement was only modest as signs of recovery remained only tentative.

Inditex SA, the world's largest clothing retailer, said first-quarter profit jumped 63 percent, beating analyst estimates, as the company increased sales outside its home market of Spain.

Paris 92100 , France. The new office will offer the full range of Copernicus international services including the business to business matchmaking service "Connecting Markets"and the acclaimed market entry support of the Interim Key Account Manager Service.

The secretary general of the OECD says Spain's debt load is not big enough to put the government's solvency in question.

Gordon Brown has announced plans for the UK and Spain to work together to boost the skills and employment opportunities of young people.

European industrial orders rose more than economists forecast in November on demand for goods such as steel and car parts.

Cigna Corp.'s international business plans to develop and sell individual private medical insurance outside the United States, starting with Spain.

Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines, said the sponsorship is another success on the way towards becoming a global brand.

Most small companies seeking to tap overseas markets know they'll have to navigate foreign laws, taxes and regulations. But they also need to figure out how to avoid cultural blunders.

Shortly wages have noted the weakness in prices. The CPI rose just 0.8% in December, still less (0.3%) when taking into account the annual average. In contrast, wages have grown in agreement 2.6%, according to the Ministry of Labor. Since the beginning of the year, the fall in inflation to near the looming deflation, put too much pressure to the review of salaries in 2009. Employers do not admit the traditional referent, the inflation target of the European Central Bank (2%). Recommended revisions between 0% and 1%. While unions placed their demands in the traditional percentage. The mismatch ended with the agreement state that serves to guide the renewal of agreements for the first time since he was born in 2002. In light of the outcome, the latter have won this battle.

Sterling hit one-week lows against the dollar and euro this morning, as the pound fell to political uncertainty as Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought off an attempt within his party to unseat him.

For the first time in nine months, Spanish consumer prices went up by 0.3 percent on a year on year basis in November. The prices had been on the decline for eight months in succession.

Copernicus opens new international business office in Valencia, Spain Growing international strategic planning consultancy Copernicus opens their first office in Southern Europe in Valencia, Spain.

The latest office within the Copernicus International consulting network opens today in the Sorolla Centre, Avda. Cortes Valencianas, 58, planta 5, 46015, Valencia - Espana