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The headline figure is not a sign of recession. Spain’s Services PMI rose to 53.3 in March The index is up from 51.9 points in February and remains above the 50-point threshold that separates expansion from contraction. Underneath that, however, the picture looks less rosy. New business rose in February at the slowest rate in nine months. Export orders dropped …

THE Malaga metro system has smashed its all-time Semana Santa passenger record, despite being hit by a wave of industrial action. It was the busiest Easter period ever for the underground system. The Regional Ministry of Development has reported that demand is up 0.2% from 2025. This result is even more impressive because services were only partially interrupted. Workers demanded a …

POLICE in Marbella have uncovered a new money-laundering scheme involving Pokemon cards, allegedly run by members of a Swedish criminal network. Officers say the group used Pokemon cards to clean millions earned from drug trafficking and illicit businesses. They presented them as a safe investment given their value in the world of collecting. According to investigators, the logic was simple: …