Tourism
Cycling tourism worth more than 150 million euros
The most recent information indicates that in the past year some 160,000 cycling tourists came to the island.
Tourism
Spain promotes shopping tourism to prolong season
Deputy prime minister calls for a boost in shopping tourism to end the "seasonal nature" of the sector.
Economy
Economic growth from tourism well above other growth
The GDP contribution from tourism rose by almost 3% to 12,000 million euros, the fourth consecutive year of growth.
Employment
Balearic unemployment went up in September
Across Spain as a whole, unemployment was up in September by 0.64%, giving a total unemployed figure of 4,094,042.
Retail
Steady increase in Balearic retail sales
This was the fifth highest regional growth in the country, Valencia having been out in front with 6.1%.
Economy
Fears over the state of the Spanish economy after Catalan vote
“Spain’s long-term success depends on maintaining both economic and political equilibrium.”
Tourism
A quarter of all tourist spend in August was in the Balearics
The survey suggests that the Balearics was the region of Spain that attracted most tourist spending in August - 2,364 million euros.
Property
Spectacular growth in Balearic property sales
The sale of homes in the Balearics during the second quarter rose by a whopping 30.1% compared with sales from April to June 2014.
Employment
The number of foreign workers in the Balearics on the rise
The percentage rise over last August in the Balearics was the largest of all regions of Spain.
Tourism
Increase in the number of foreign tourists to Balearics
In August the increase over July was 0.7% to a total of 2.2 million foreign visitors during the month.
Rugby
Rugby World Cup 2015
England get the Rugby World Cup underway tonight with a potentially bruising encounter against Fiji.
Economy
Service sector on the rise in the Balearics
Balearic Islands led the way in July in being the region of Spain with the greatest increase in turnover in the service sector.
Energy
Power firms urged to offer free electricity for the poor
One of the proposals raised at the first meeting of the working party on energy poverty.
Economy
Balearic spending slumps during severe recession
The drop of 16 per cent in the Balearics was almost twice the national average of 8.6 perc ent. But recovery is underway.
Tax
Balearic government planning massive crackdown on tax fraud
Annual revenue from tackling tax fraud had been between 35 and 45 million euros under the previous government.
Economy
The rich are getting richer in the Balearics
The Wealth Tax in the Balearics applies to residents with assets worth more than one million euros.
Tourism
Balearic airports had their best ever August
Passenger numbers at Palma's Son Sant Joan airport were up to 3.7 million.
Technology
The Balearics - to become the “intelligent” islands
Maximum amount for any given intelligent island project is ten million euros.
Finance
Madrid and Palma to meet to discuss Balearic financing
Armengol and the regional finance minister, Catalina Cladera, assured the leader of the El Pi party, Jaume Font, that the government plans to spend in a better way.
Nautical
The Balearics are cruising
These figures, all showing upward trends, confirm that growth in Spain’s yachting industry is in line with international markets and the expansion of the national economy.