Barcelona strengthens its role as a space for economic reflection after hosting the first Mapfre Forum on Economy and Wealth Management in the city. The event, held on Tuesday, brought together experts from the legal and financial fields at the Torre Mapfre to address the major challenges of wealth management, from taxation to the behavior of global markets, with one premise: without planning, wealth is exposed to avoidable risks.
CaixaBank has been awarded Best Digital Private Banking in Europe 2026 at the Wealth Tech Awards, which are annually presented by the Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine of the Financial Times Group. This is the third consecutive year that the entity receives this recognition, placing it at the forefront of the high net worth management sector in the European continent. Additionally, the entity has received a special mention (highly commended) this year as Best Private Banking in Digital Innovation in Europe 2026.
Telefónica is still digesting the impact of the sale of its businesses in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, which has led to a first-quarter result of the year showing losses of 411 million euros, 68.4% less than the 1,304 million lost at the beginning of 2025, when the company began its exit from Latin America.
Artificial Intelligence is generating increasing trust among industrial companies that consume logistics, who see this tool as an ally to improve their operations. This is determined by the XVI Barometer of the Logistics Circle 2026, published by SIL Barcelona, the reference fair in Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics, and Supply Chain, organized by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB), which will take place from June 3 to 5 at Fira Barcelona, Montjuic.
Changes in the way of living, working, and traveling are driving new ways of staying in cities. The growing international mobility and the emergence of profiles such as digital nomads, displaced professionals, or people in transition are consolidating a more dynamic demand, linked to temporary stays. In this context, flexible accommodation is gaining prominence as a growing alternative: it offers greater versatility than traditional formulas, with included services — such as cleaning, internet, or utilities — and access to common areas and facilities. All this in a format that combines comfort, functionality, and a more complete experience during the stay.
More resources to complete the expansion of Fira de Barcelona. The Generalitat and the company Fira 2000 have signed a loan of 220 million euros with five financial institutions to complete the works of the Montjuïc and Gran Via venues. BBVA, Banc Sabadell, CaixaBank, Banco Santander, and the Catalan Institute of Finance (ICF) have participated in the operation.
The brothers Ángel and Javier Escribano have decided to sell their 14.3% stake in Indra through an accelerated placement, thereby leaving the company’s capital and, with it, their representation on the board of directors. This ends a power struggle within the company and opens new scenarios, including those related to the buyers of the stake and the possibility, not currently considered by Indra, of resuming the merger with EM&E.
Watching the foreign exchange market in the spring of 2026 causes an uncomfortable paradox for traditional economics textbooks. The dollar, epicenter of the international monetary system, has accumulated a depreciation of more than 11% since the beginning of 2025 and allows its cross with
Few Catalan industrial companies can boast of having been born in the Eixample of Barcelona. And even fewer of having gone through three different centuries. Damm is one of them. Like most family businesses, it keeps the name of its founder. In 1876, the Alsatian master brewer August Kuentzmann and Joseph Damm, who had emigrated to Barcelona fleeing the Franco-Prussian war, rented a building on Viladomat street. It was a brewery that would end up becoming the seed of a food and hospitality company that today invoices 2.025 billion euros, earns 175 million, and has 16 factories of beers, waters, soft drinks, and other beverages. With a presence in 130 countries, it is one of the best-known Catalan multinationals. Today, as the company celebrates its 150 years of life, the Carceller family is its main shareholder.
Spain is currently reviewing its regulatory framework with the draft Medicines Law. In your opinion, what is the main opportunity and the main risk of this reform?