Articles
The February 2012 Spanish Labour Market reform
Autores:
Miguel A. Malo
The February 2012 labour market reform seeks to address some of the main structural problems of the Spanish labour market that have fuelled the huge rise in Spain´s unemployment since the onset of the crisis.
Regional Government Deficit during the Crisis: Falling revenues and delayed fiscal consolidation
Autores:
Funcas
Regional government fiscal slippage primarily explains Spain’s deviation from its 2011 deficit target.
Measuring the resilience of the Spanish banking sector: The impact of the crisis
Autores:
Maudos, Joaquín
The crisis has had a severe impact on the international and Spanish financial sector. Although the Spanish financial sector has been initially more resilient to the crisis than its European counterparts, additional challenges are growing.
Structural weaknesses of the Spanish government debt repo market and their implications during the crisis
Autores:
Amor, José Manuel
A properly functioning repo market for government debt securities is critical to the efficient and smooth functioning of the financial markets as a whole. Suitable trading, clearing, and settlement infrastructure is a crucial component of ensuring the repo market can perform its pivotal role.
Cleaning up Spanish Bank Balances: Restoring confidence, but is this enough?
Autores:
Berges, Ángel
Significant progress has been made on regulatory reform of the Spanish banking sector in particular with regards to consolidation, and improved corporate governance, and most recently, strengthening provisioning requirements on real estate related assets.