The Crisis in Catalonia & What I Saw in Our Neighborhood in Barcelona by Nick Corbishley • Oct 27, 2019 • 65 Comments As separatist region is rocked by violence, businesses sound alarm.
Revealed: The Run on Banks in Catalonia after the Independence Vote was Fomented by Madrid by Don Quijones • Oct 9, 2018 • 20 Comments The clandestine role of the Spanish government in a run on deposits that drained €29 billion from Catalan banks.
Playing With Fire in Catalonia by Don Quijones • Apr 3, 2018 • 17 Comments A relentless state, angry demonstrations, and profoundly worried businesses.
Chaos in Catalonia Hits Barcelona Housing Bubble by Don Quijones • Jan 3, 2018 • 28 Comments Turns out all that’s needed to halt a property bubble is a constitutional crisis of epic proportions.
Catalonia’s Post-“Independence” Economic Hangover Sets In by Don Quijones • Dec 6, 2017 • 7 Comments Uncertainty, threats, and counter-threats.
Spain Just Lit a Fuse Under Catalonia — its Richest Region by Don Quijones • Nov 3, 2017 • 51 Comments Acute uncertainty is like sand in the gears of the local economy.
Catalonia and Spain Enter Dangerous Uncharted Territory by Don Quijones • Oct 27, 2017 • 50 Comments Emotions are running high on both sides of the divide.
Catalonia’s Political Crisis Snowballs into an Economic Crisis by Don Quijones • Oct 21, 2017 • 58 Comments Independence would be “horrific” and amount to “financial suicide,” said Spain’s Economy Minister. But financial suicide for whom?
Days of Living Dangerously in Catalonia by Don Quijones • Oct 15, 2017 • 29 Comments Fractured communities, splintered families, broken friendships.
Catalonia Crisis Far From Over Despite Market Surge by Don Quijones • Oct 11, 2017 • 30 Comments Hopes that Catalonia’s woes could be contained are fading.