THE MARKET · 18 SEPT
Málaga province broke the €3,000 per square metre barrier in Q2, reaching €3,083.5 per square metre.
THE MARKET · 18 SEPT
Inn Offices, which already runs 8,000 m² of flexible workspaces in Sevilla, plans to launch a hub in Málaga in 2027.
THE MARKET · 18 SEPT
The average regulated household bill will hit €106.57. Off‑peak rates are rising more than twice as fast as peak rates.
THE MARKET · 18 SEPT
The government will pour €500 million into a semiconductor hub at Málaga TechPark, with construction slated for the first quarter of 2027 and an expected 200 direct and 500 indirect jobs in the province.
THE MARKET · 18 SEPT
Garages and storage units in Rincón de la Victoria, Mijas and Benalmádena are up for public auction, with individual units starting at €2,500. A 23‑space macro‑lot in Rincón de la Victoria begins at €91,000, with bids open until 8 October.
THE MARKET · 18 SEPT
The Basque developer acquired the beachfront plot for more than €150 million to build about 500 high‑end apartments, part of a plan that forecasts over €600 million in revenue.
BENALMÁDENA · 17 SEPT
A school bus driver who was nine times over the legal limit soiled the vehicle after dropping pupils in Benalmadena, according to The Olive Press.
ESTEPONA · 17 SEPT
The town will operate over 410 smart traffic cameras, a ratio of one camera for every 194 residents.
THE MARKET · 16 SEPT
The 50 % stake in Club Zaudín Golf was sold for just over €3 million, implying a total valuation of €6 million.
THE MARKET · 16 SEPT
The government approved €830 million for the DORA III expansion, which will almost double the airport’s surface area and lift capacity to 36 million passengers a year.
THE MARKET · 16 SEPT
BlueBay, with a 49 per cent stake in NAS Spain alongside Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani’s 51 per cent, now runs the company that holds almost 97 per cent of Malaga CF’s shares after appointing Jamal Satli and Javier García Recio as directors.
THE MARKET · 16 SEPT
Grupo MAS will spend €10 million to transform 20 former Maskom supermarkets in Málaga and is developing a logistics platform to back its eastern Andalusia growth.
THE MARKET · 16 SEPT
The Andalusian regional government said the Axarquía area will produce 40,000 tonnes of mangoes, valued at €60 million for growers. It noted this is about 30 percent less than the record 60,000-tonne harvest in 2025.
THE MARKET · 15 SEPT
National statistics show inflation rose to 4.3 percent in August, the strongest year-on-year gain since February 2023, driven by soaring fuel prices.
THE MARKET · 15 SEPT
The Ministry for Digital Transformation allocates 5.94 million euros to Málaga for its smart-city rollout.
NERJA · 15 SEPT
Idealista data show that half of all rental enquiries in Nerja came from abroad in Q1 2026, a 50 per cent share.
TOWN HALL · 15 SEPT
The city council has asked the Junta for a direct grant of €590,000 to fund the basic and execution project of the Feria Palace expansion, which has a total budget of €4 million.
THE MARKET · 15 SEPT
Naturgy will replace 46 turbines with eight modern units, cutting the count by 38 while lifting annual generation to about 149 GWh, a 92 percent rise.
TOWN HALL · 15 SEPT
Over 80 municipalities and 200 companies gathered for the Greencities forum while the VI Smart City Congress ran alongside, featuring 115 speakers.
THE COAST · 15 SEPT
The 39-metre vessel, lying six metres beneath the water off Cabopino, is being examined by divers from the Andalucian Institute of Historical Heritage, who will map the site and release a 3D model.
TOWN HALL · 14 SEPT
A basement beneath a chalet in Alhaurin de la Torre was fitted with ventilation, LED lighting and irrigation, creating a high-tech indoor cannabis farm; police seized 3,000 plants.
TOWN HALL · 14 SEPT
AEHCOS says the moratorium will not create housing and urges more protected homes, pointing out that hotels already supply 18,235 places.
THE MARKET · 14 SEPT
Ilanga Capital has secured a €145 million loan from Goldman Sachs Alternatives to fund the Oakmond senior-resort redevelopment beside the future Four Seasons. The €260 million project will break ground in autumn 2026 and aims to open in the third quarter of 2029.
THE MARKET · 14 SEPT
The partnership creates a platform with more than €56 million in revenue and about 800 staff, and Innovasur, which posted a €40 million turnover in 2025, now sits as Cívica’s reference shareholder without a majority stake, giving the combined entity €56 million in revenue.
THE MARKET · 14 SEPT
After six months selling ONCE tickets, Francisco Lucia’s draw paid out a €240,000 Sueldazo prize, granting a neighbour €2,000 a month for ten years, totalling €240,000.
THE MARKET · 13 SEPT
Rincón de Rubo, a family-run bar in Villanueva de Duero, deliberately sets its coffee price at €1.50 despite Spain’s 3.6 % inflation rate, according to Euro Weekly News.
THE MARKET · 12 SEPT
The provincial council is spending €2,753,445.38 on five new trucks, several trailers and more than 500 containers.
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