Spain: The country with 328,000 bars

In the last five years, Spain has seen the opening of 33,000 new bars and restaurants, according to the Economic Annual Report from La Caixa. The hospitality industry growth is impulsed by the increase in population, the tendency to eat away from home and the Spanish culture, with its desire to live doors outwards. The heavy competition in the sector increases the business transfers and halts the business of groups and franchises. Read more

Success in the Catalan property market

Artur Stabinski believes ‘tact is an absolute must’ BARCELONA: In real estate, a business that usually depends on publicity, Artur Stabinski believes discretion is the real key. “There’s no physical shop window for us,” says Stabinski, 30, who manages Fincas Exclusivas, an agency that prides itself on dealing with the creme de la creme of Barcelona society Read more