Archive for March, 2010

New Terminal at Malaga Airport Now Open for Business

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Last week the new terminal at Malaga International Airport was officially inaugurated by King Juan Carlos alongside Queen Sofia. The opening has followed 5 years of work building the new terminal 3 and surrounding services and amenities. The second runway is due to be completed shortly.

“The new terminal we inaugurated today does justice to the importance and tradition of Malaga Airport,” the King said in his speech to a 500 strong audience. Malaga is the oldest airport in Spain that is still on its original site. The King added that the expansion has “reinforced Malaga’s important position within Spain’s dense network of airports.

Those attending the inauguration included various local and national authority and political representatives, business delegates from the fields of business, tourism, aeronautics and communications. The Minister of Development, Jose Blanco, the President of Junta de Andalucia, Jose Antonio Ginana, the Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, the Secretary of the State for Transport, Concepcion Guiterrez and the chairman of Aena, Juan Lema, greeted the King and Queen on arrival.

Of the architectural design of the new terminal, the King described it as, “agile, light and transparent” and highlighted its modern and advanced technology. The guest also passed through the Departures Lounge which is now home to Europe’s second largest duty free shop.

The terminal officially started operations on Tuesday 16th March and reported smooth running for the first day. The expansion of the airport brings an optimistic outlook as it is expected to bring a vital boost to both economic and tourist activity in Andalucia.

Source: Sur in English, Kyero.com

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Spain Takes Action to Boost Economy

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

A new law was approved last Friday in an attempt to diversify the Spanish economy and create sustainable growth through a 10-year reform programme. New industries were highlighted for development and promotion with initiatives to boost productivity and competitiveness over the next 10 years.

The Economic Sustainability Law is a direct measure to stimulate the Spanish economy, which has suffered at the hand of the global recession. Armed with funds of €25 billion, the new law aims to diversify the economy into developing new industries such as biotechnology and renewable energy. Measures to ease the public deficit and increase exports include developing the aeronautical, automobile and food sectors.

The depressed housing market is also addressed. Although, the plan aims to reduce the dependency of the Spanish economy on the construction industry, measures include discouraging new construction, incentives for housing rentals, loans to make residential and commercial buildings energy efficient and home refurbishing packages.

Other measures to stimulate the economy include larger tax incentives for companies that invest in research and development and support for Spanish exporters. New measures will also be announced this week that focus on the development of short-term jobs to combat the significant unemployment in Spain. Support and promotion of vocational training is already on the agenda.

Following the Cabinet meeting held in Seville, the Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, commented, “We need to continue boosting the innovative and competitive business sectors that generate high added value”. He also highlighted that the plan is for the country’s long term development from present day, “For the present because it must contribute to the economic recovery and returning to the path of job creation and for the future because it is a key piece for a new growth pattern.”

Source: Reuters, Kyero.com

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