For Iberian companies looking for new opportunities around the world, India offers an increasingly attractive investment destination, with the government embarking on an almost unprecedented $500bn infrastructure investment programme, says Fernando Bernad, finance and projects
Eastern Europe continues to offer opportunities as countries modernise, but issues still face businesses operating there, say Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues and Paulo Alexandre Matinha at Raposo Bernardo.
At a time when many business sectors are facing falling consumer demand the energy sector remains an international success story of the Iberian economy. Despite a difficult financial arena, changing regulation and increasing competition, the
Ongoing reforms and legal uncertainty is not assisting businesses, says Juan Ignacio González Ruiz at Uría Menéndez
The use of waste as a potential energy source is on the increase, accounting for around 4% of Portugal’s total renewable energy supply, but any debate around further investments in waste to energy (WTE) facilities
The overriding issue surrounding Spain’s energy sector is the ability to access finance, which is affecting all levels and may now prompt further diversification of ownership, says Emiliano Garayar, founding partner at prominent Madrid
Recent regulatory changes impacting on the development of new solar-thermal plants in Spain have the potential not only to significantly affect the viability of some projects in development but also bring the potential to raise
The Water Framework Directive was transposed into Portuguese Law in December 2005 and further complemented by special legislation mostly in 2006 and 2007. However, recent events have shown that public awareness of the consequences of the new rules
In Spain, Article 38.1 of the Workers’ Statute establishes a period of paid annual leave of thirty days for employees, which is not susceptible to substitution by financial compensation, unless the employment contract is terminated.
One of the keys to the success of NH Hoteles has been to capitalise on the commonalities of the business and wider sector, says Group General Counsel Leopoldo Gonzalez-Echenique.
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