TRANSPED launches the 1st Newsletter:

Dear colleagues,

At last, our Newsletter goes arround the world !

I have been thinking about the content of this newsletter time after time ( something interesting, amusing and easy to read....how to do it ? )

With this monthly email, we aim to give you an overview of SPAIN (transport, economy, business, culture, leisure, sports....).

We will accept your comments and suggestions about our news and, if you are intersted about any kind of news we will take note for the next newsletter.

We really wish you enjoy it!

Regards,

Maria Garcia /Overseas Manager

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SPAIN: Country profile

Not only is Spain the eighth most important economy in the world; it is also the eighth biggest investor and the ninth recipient of FDI. The continued dynamism of its economy is shown by its growth in recent years: ahead of the European average (3.9% in 2006 compared with 2.9% in the EU-25 and 2.8% in the euro-zone).

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Time for central bankers to take Spanish lessons:

Not many banks have emerged from recent events with their reputations intact. Santander might be the exception that proves the rule.

A decade ago the bank was barely known outside Spain's business community or Latin America. Now it is emerging as one of the more savvy survivors of Europe's banking storm.

Not only is Santander snapping up cut-price assets (such as the juiciest parts of Bradford & Bingley) but it has also avoided the credit horrors that have triggered the humiliation of so many other mighty European names.And while that sunny vista might yet change - after all, not even bankers seem truly to know what their banks hold these days - Santander's run looks doubly remarkable given that Spain is in the aftermath of a property boom.

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Spain Fights Exclusion from Crisis Summit:

The Spanish government is taking strong diplomatic actions, calling on its fellow members of the European Union, Latin American leaders, Asian nations and even the United States presidential candidates, with the aim of not being left out of the financial anti-crisis summit scheduled for Nov. 15 in Washington

Spain was not included in U.S. President George W. Bush’s invitation to the governments of the world’s leading economies and the larger emerging countries from the developing South -- a decision seen by Spain as a veto against the socialist government of José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero.

Although no one in the White House admits or has even implied it, the Zapatero administration as well as the rightwing opposition and the vast majority of Spain’s citizens are convinced that this is Bush’s way of retaliating against Zapatero’s decision to withdraw the country’s troops from the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, as soon as the socialist prime minister took office in 2004.
 

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Spanish Weekend Football Round Up:

Valencia stay top with a draw, but Barcelona and Real Madrid both win.

There were plenty of goals in the Spanish Primera Liga over the weekend.Real Madrid overcome Athletic who carried on attacking despite being two goals behind, managing to equalise for a time. The final score was 3-2 with two of the Real goals coming from Argentinean player Higuaín. Dutch player Sneijder also had a good game and scored the first Real goal.

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