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Global | Carbon capture and storage: costs, economic viability and returns

March 18, 2026

Carbon capture and storage is essential to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors. Although it is not currently profitable compared to emission prices, costs are expected to decrease with scale and policy support, generating long-term net social benefits.

Mexico Regional Sectoral Outlook. First half 2020

March 26, 2020

Services slow down and industry falls in 2019. Foreign Direct Investment in the Southeast, USMCA will boost Bajío and Norte.

Eurozone | Weaker growth in 2H19 on worsening global trade, but also lower domestic demand

October 2, 2019

EZ GDP growth is expected to slow slightly further to 0.1% QoQ in 2H19. Available data so far show worsening exports, especially those to other EU countries, and industrial output. There are further signs on more moderate consumption and subdued investment despite improving labour market and favorable financing conditions.

Premature deindustrialisation?

March 25, 2019

Spain is not different. Just as in other developed countries, the country’s economy has shown a trend towards deindustrialisation and tertiarisation. Should this worry us? The authorities seem to be concerned.

The labor share in the service economy

June 26, 2018

Much research has documented a decline in the aggregate labor share in the United States and other countries. Yet, this is not a general phenomenon across industries. In fact, there has been a divergence between services and non-services industries in the United States since 1980.

Castile and Leon Economic Outlook 2018

April 18, 2018

The economy of Castile and Leon grew 1.9% in 2017 and GDP is expected to accelerate its growth to 2.5% in 2018 and 2.4% in 2019. This will add around 35,000 new jobs in the period and unemployment shall drop to 9.9%. Although pre-crisis GDP will be recovered, creating more and better jobs remains as a challenge.

Spain | Agents' confidence moderates in the beginning of 2016

January 28, 2016

Despite agents' expectations remaining positive, a negative adjustment in the components of both industry and consumer confidence is observed in January: the two indicators reduced their gap in regards to pre-crisis averages.

Spain | The agents' confidence picks up at the end of 2015

January 7, 2016

The agents' expectations are positive and show a widespread optimism in all components of both industrial and consumer confidence. Both indicators widened the gap with pre-crisis average and, in the case of consumers, the historical maximum has been reached. On balance, the 4T15 consolidated a year of positive expectations.

Industrialize to converge?

November 9, 2015

The Spanish Economy has a productivity problem: if work's productivity is equalized with Germany, will halve the gap in per capita GDP between the two countries.

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