Interview with José Alberto León on Radio Club Tenerife

Today, September 26, in the Radio Club Tenerife Hoy por Hoy La Portada news, they interviewed José Alberto León Alonso, Director of Consulting at Corporación 5. The interview talks about the current economic situation in the Canary Islands, housing problems, hyperregulation, tourism and construction, among other issues. […]

The shortage of primary housing in the Canary Islands

Article published by Estefanía Díaz Rivarola in the September 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. Canarian Economy Papers is a collection of socioeconomic studies on current issues on the islands. Thanks to the collaboration of the DISA Foundation, Corporación 5 will soon present the fifth edition of Papeles de Economía Canaria, titled […]

This time it's different

Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in the August 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. "More money has been lost because of four words than because of a drawn gun. Those words are: This time is different," say Rogoff and Reinhart in their book This Time is Different, Eight Centuries […]

Dark clouds on the horizon

Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in the July 2018 issue of La Gaveta Económica. Negative leading indicators have continued to accumulate in recent months, predicting dark clouds on the horizon.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]