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Economic activity managed to rebound firmly and across the board in Q3, but the second wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections has led to a further tightening of mobility restrictions in many countries (especially in Europe), and most indicators suggest that economic activity will contract once again in the current fourth quarter. But
how much of a contraction are we talking about?

Hoy publicamos el número correspondiente a la economía de La Rioja en nuestra la Colección Comunidades Autónomas, serie que tiene como objetivo contribuir al conocimiento de la realidad económico-territorial de las distintas regiones que conforman el conjunto de España, a través de la realización de diagnósticos estratégicos que estudian cada uno de los principales componentes socioeconómicos regionales de forma individualizada.

In this article, we will focus on the policies that must drive the digital transformation of EU Member States and, in particular, the Spanish economy.

Having analysed in the previous articles the digital needs of our economy and the policies proposed in order to meet those needs, in this article we address the impact that NGEU will represent in quantitative terms for the digital transformation. Before embarking on the numerical exercise, however, it is essential to understand the importance of digital technologies as well as the characteristics that usually define them.

A year ago, a race began in which the participants did not know the distance to be travelled or the height of the obstacles they would encounter along the way. Now, it has become clear that not everyone has faced the same race. Many are now running the final lap of a 10,000-metre race, while others still have the unforgiving last mile of a marathon ahead of them. The priority at present is for the maximum number of participants to reach the finish line safe and sound.

The pandemic caused a sharp drop in international trade and tourism in 2020, leading to a significant contraction in exports of goods and services. Nevertheless, the Spanish current account balance remained positive and ended the year with a surplus of 0.7% of GDP.

The measures imposed in Europe to contain the COVID-19 have led to a marked increase in the savings of European households. Will European households spend these forced savings when the restrictions are lifted? At what speed? How will this impact economic growth?

Inertia leads us towards recovery. Returning to the point we were at before the pandemic is tempting after so much suffering. But conviction must lead us towards reconstruction. We must
set the course for a destination that is sustainable at the economic, social, environmental and territorial levels.

Today marks the publication of the first CaixaBank Sectoral Digitalisation Index, a tool which measures Spanish companies’ degree of digitalisation in relation to the European technological frontier.

Social cohesion, together with the ecological and digital pillars, constitute the key spheres of action of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (RTRP). This is a plan which outlines the roadmap for a robust, inclusive and resilient economic recovery, not only to tackle the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic but also to respond to the challenges of the next decade.

The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the economic and financial situation of non-financial firms. However, thanks to a healthier starting position compared to the previous crisis of 2008-2013, they are managing to evade the shock with relative success.

Public policies play a key role in helping technological advances to emerge and spread throughout the economy. In this article we address the dissemination of technology and the role of public policies in this process.

2020 was a tough year for the tourism industry. All the data that became available at year-end show that the impact of the pandemic on the sector has been devastating. After a total standstill during the months of March, April and May 2020, tourism demand failed to pick up appreciably during the rest of the year, even during the summer months when the infection rate seemed to be under control. Moreover, the waves of COVID-19 occurring at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, together with the various measures to restrict movement and businesses, have kept tourist numbers at a minimum, aggravating the losses suffered by the sector.