A nation looking for an escape

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Series Details 5.10.11
Publication Date 05/10/2011
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Lead and overview article in a FT: Special Report - Investing in Spain 2011. Victor Mallet examines the options available to cope with what appears to be a bleak future for Spain.

Other features in the Special Report include:

IPOs: Plans for flotations face choppy seas. Miles Johnson finds that a high volume of offerings is closely linked to the economy’s ills

Finance: Small banks remain in need of funding from taxpayers. No end in sight to capital shortage, says Victor Mallet

Stock exchanges: Bourse still dominates at home. The BME keeps its grip despite EU liberalisation, says Miles Johnson

Inward investment: Contrarians hover, ready to snap up distressed assets. Eastern investors and private equity are making initial forays, writes Miles Johnson

Inter-Iberian relations: Portuguese ties strengthen in wake of crisis. Investment and trade are increasingly integrated, reports Peter Wise

Guest column: One country, one brand is the way to appeal to investors. Having 17 small markets with different regulations and taxes is a liability, writes Balbino Prieto

Unemployment: No agreement on how to fix dysfunctional jobs market. Rigid laws hamper response to crisis, says Victor Mallet

Renewable energy: Subsidy cuts cause crisis of confidence
Retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs for solar power have made investors question Spain’s commitment, writes Peter Wise

Cantabaria: A move to replace sun, sea and sangria with a more cultured view. The popularity of the region’s mountain valleys has resulted in several large hotel redevelopments to cater for the new wave of tourists, writes Miles Johnson

Politics: Opposition leader hopes his hour has finally come
Real estate: Investors and owners clash over wide ‘valuation gap’

Football: Big two may kill off league system

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Spaniards pay price as cash flow dries up http://www.europeansources.info/record/spaniards-pay-price-as-cash-flow-dries-up/

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