Emprendimiento e innovación

Public subsidies to foster broadband deployment have led to notable improvements in Spain’s connectivity levels over the last decade, positioning the country among the leaders within the EU. The improvements are most notable in smaller municipalities, highlighting the need to focus future such schemes primarily on these geographic areas.

Este artículo presenta un resumen del estudio “Análisis cuantitativo del apoyo público al despliegue de banda ancha en España”, destacando la metodología aplicada (matching) y los principales resultados obtenidos.

Since its deregulation 50 years ago, the Spanish banking sector has been shaped by significant structural transformation as a result of the need to adapt to an ever-changing environment, to which it has demonstrated resilience and flexibility. On top of profitability pressures, the management of risks under the growing regulatory push to increase solvency, on the one hand, and technological challenges, on the other, remain the most important issues facing the Spanish banks in the years to come.