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Inside this issue
• Regulation helped avoid the worst in banking and finance
• Schools such as Iese are forging enterprising partnerships
• Big projects to ease congestion are underway - -
Content
A jewel in the crown – but with flaws
Victor Mallet explains why business likes the region but wants less bureaucracy and reform of the labour market
Sant Cugat: Prudent approach to cash flow pays off
The city has become a global model for public administration, says Mark Mulligan
Business education: Enterprise enriched by student workforce
Top schools are forging productive partnerships, says Mark Mulligan
GetApp.com: ‘Ultralight’ online startup keeps costs ethereal
Entrepreneur reaps benefits of local skills, writes Victor Mallet
Cooltra: Scooters win over trendy citizens
Mark Mulligan on an idea that saw a business race ahead
Budgetplaces.com: Cheap hotels cater for urban explorers
No-frills travel market provided a lucrative opportunity, reports Mark Mulligan
Infrastructure: Construction of big projects calms critics
Mark Mulligan reports on the efforts to placate locals and ease congestion
Banking & finance: Banks and clients have both been battered in the crisis
Victor Mallet finds strict regulation by the Bank of Spain helped avoid the worst
El Priorat: Wine spirits visitors to a region once in decline
Tourism is probably the most important economic benefit of the industry’s revival, says Victor Mallet
The Pyrenees: Mayor’s Olympic ambition has a mountain to climb
The winter games could help regeneration, says Mark Mulligan
