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May 20, 2025
Leaving behind the throwaway economy is the principle on which the circular economy is based. Its goal is to reduce the environmental impact caused by the production of single-use goods by promoting the recycling of materials, waste reduction, and the development of sustainable products.
May 19, 2025
The observatory analyzes the cyclical behavior of GDP and exports in Spain up to the first quarter of 2025, highlighting a negative gap in GDP per working age population (WAP) compared to its trend level (-0.9 pp), although its growth slightly exceeds the historical trend.
May 15, 2025
Colombia’s economy grew 2.7% y/y in Q1 2025, led by household consumption. Investment weakened and sectors showed mixed results. Growth is projected at around 2.5% in 2025, with resilient domestic demand but ongoing challenges in investment and the external environment.
May 12, 2025
Spain has led EU growth since the start of the war in Ukraine. However, weak growth in Europe, persistent geopolitical tensions, and erratic U.S. trade policy overshadow the outlook.
May 9, 2025
National employment grows, mainly driven by non-wage employment (+8% annually in March). Of 1.1M jobs created, most are independent and informal, raising the informality rate to 57.2%. The challenge is to formalize this employment to improve conditions and reduce poverty.
April 22, 2025
While financial inclusion in Mexico has made progress, this press release seeks not only to encourage reflection on the existing inequalities in women’s financial inclusion, but also to highlight some of the additional barriers they face in accessing financial services.
April 14, 2025
The United States' trade strategy aims to reduce the nation’s bilateral trade deficits to zero. This target is difficult to achieve and the product of a misdiagnosis, which is currently eroding global growth and undermining stability.
April 14, 2025
The temporary suspension of some of the measures has brought relief, but Europe and Spain have taken the opportunity to outline their strategy for addressing the increase in trade barriers and potentially more-negative scenarios.
April 11, 2025
This document analyzes water consumption trends both globally and in Mexico, highlighting the current drought and storage levels in the country’s main reservoirs. It also summarizes the key components of the proposed National Water Plan aimed at addressing the growing water scarcity in the country.
April 9, 2025
The public deficit looks to have ended 2024 at 2.8% of GDP (excluding the funds set aside to support the victims of the flash floods that struck in October). It is exactly the size of the fiscal imbalance recorded back in 2019.
April 7, 2025
The last months of 2024 gave some glimpses of the challenges Latam could face in the coming years. However, looking beyond the first quarter of 2025, some—albeit not all—of these warning signs have faded.
March 26, 2025
Activity grew again by 0.8% QoQ in 4Q24, driven by domestic demand despite sluggish external demand. GDP growth was supported by increased hours worked, as productivity declined. Overall, GDP grew by 3.2% in 2024, and BBVA Research forecast growth of around 2.8% for 2025.
