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Traditional, but indispensable and cutting-edge. How much tech is packed into a banknote?

12/05/2025 Fernando León , Raquel Pantoja , Cristina García , Miguel López

Cash is still essential in the digital age. Banknotes – from their design to production – incorporate the latest technology to be more secure, durable and sustainable. They are high-tech industrial products that are constantly being enhanced. At the Banco de España, we help design the banknotes of the future.

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29/04/2025

La inversión productiva como motor del crecimiento: el reto de impulsar la inversión empresarial Series: Challenges for the Spanish economy

Rubén Veiga Duarte , Sergio Puente

La inversión productiva privada sufrió una importante caída en España con la pandemia. Y, a diferencia del PIB y de otras variables macroeconómicas, aún no ha recuperado su nivel previo. El incremento de la inversión es una palanca fundamental para aumentar la productividad y el crecimiento potencial de la economía española.

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14/08/2024

The capital markets union: a necessary step to boost investment in Europe

José Manuel González Mínguez , Pilar L'Hotellerie-Fallois

Europe needs more productive investment to bolster its economic growth. This requires diversifying its funding sources beyond access to bank loans and, inevitably, further developing and integrating European capital markets.

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