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The EBAE survey: how Spanish firms are performing, as reported by the firms themselves

31/03/2026 Mario Izquierdo and Diana Posada

Around 7,000 Spanish firms take part in the Banco de España Business Activity Survey (EBAE). Their responses shed light on firms’ activity, the factors influencing it and their short‑term expectations. The survey has become a valuable complement to our economic monitoring toolkit.

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12/11/2025

You don’t install cybersecurity, you train it Series: Innovation and technology

Mariano González , Irene Álvarez and Carmen Bacaicoa

AI developments make it increasingly difficult to distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake. A deepfake, for instance, can be used to impersonate your boss asking you to make a transfer during a video call. Do you think you would notice? In this new episode, we chat with Banco de España experts about the different ways in which the public’s and firms’ cybersecurity can be at risk and about what measures can be taken to protect against digital attacks.

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