About the AVE and the evaluation of projects

Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in the June 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. After spending more than 45,000 million euros on the AVE in addition to 12,000 million euros more programmed for the coming years, little is said about the public utility of such an investment. Spain is the country […]

PUBLICATION OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION REPORT 1Q 2018 AND FORECASTS

On May 15, 2018, the Economic Situation Report prepared by Corporación 5 was published, thanks to financing from CEOE-Tenerife and Cajamar. The Report consists of three parts: 1. The first consists of the summary table of indicators and their evolution, which shows the data of the […]

IV Entrepreneurs Forum

Corporación 5 has collaborated with La Provincia and Philip Morris Spain to make the IV Entrepreneurs Forum a reality. The event took place last Monday, May 14 at the Literary Cabinet of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. During the event, which was attended by the President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Mr. Fernando Clavijo, the […]

Growth and productivity

Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in the May 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. The Canary Islands economy grew by 2.9% during 2017, one tenth less than the national average (3.0%), according to the Regional Accounting of Spain, published annually by the INE. This is the fourth consecutive year that the […]

Long-term issues, but that affect us

Article published by José Carlos Francisco Díaz in the April 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. When I think as an economist in the long term and more specifically about the future of the Canary Islands, in terms of per capita income, employment, well-being, etc., I immediately have to think about the future of the World or at least […]

Interview with José Alberto León

Our Consulting Director, José Alberto León, outlines the main characteristics of the pension systems of different countries on Telenoticias 1 (Televisión Canaria). SEE VIDEO

Economic convergence between islands

Article published by Estefanía Díaz Rivarola in the March 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. Convergence between regions implies that the economic differences between them are reduced. In the case of the Canary Islands, are the differences between islands reducing in terms of Gross Value Added per capita? The fourth edition of […]

PRESENTATION OF THE 4Q 2017 ECONOMIC SITUATION REPORT AND FORECASTS

On February 8, 2018, the Economic Situation Report prepared by Corporación 5 was presented, thanks to financing from CEOE-Tenerife and Cajamar. The Report consists of three parts: 1. The first consists of the summary table of indicators and their evolution, which shows the data at a glance […]

\»Starlight Tourist Destination\» Certifications at FITUR 2018

Within its corporate social responsibility policy, Corporación 5 collaborates with the Starlight Foundation, which through the Starlight initiative has launched an international campaign in defense of the quality of the night skies and the general right to stargazing, open to the participation of all institutions and […]