Valverde del Camino is a Spanish city of 13,000 inhabitants with a debt of 55 million euros. The local police haven't been paid for six months. Sadly the town is not alone - hundreds of local councils across the country are riddled with massive debts.
The decision by FIFA to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar has been met with some controversy, but one country is glad the tiny Gulf state have been made hosts. Several German companies have been appointed to build the country's promised new stadiums and infrastructure, meaning Germany will come out of the tournament a winner, whether or not it lifts the Cup in the final.
Ten months after the earthquake, Port-au-Prince still shows signs of the devastation that killed 250,000 people. Buildings remain in ruins, debris is still in the streets and businesses are re-opening a few at a time. While some people are finding ways to make money out of the reconstruction effort, most Haitians are desperate just for life to get back to normal.
With China's urban population topping 600 million and real estate prices on the rise, expropriations - or land-grabbing - are a common sight. Now, after years of protests, new rules are being brought in to better defend those facing forced eviction. But will they make a difference?
Public money flows into the aircraft industry, with millions invested by states to attract constructors. Some say the aid is necessary for constructors to get started on new projects, but whether they are in line with WTO regulations is yet to be established. We look at a case involving Canada's Bombardier, which benefits from state aid in Northern Ireland.
The Mexican cement company Cemex announced Friday that it has refinanced 15 billion dollars of its debt, consolidated with 75 international banks in syndicated and bilateral obligations.
In Spain, the economic crisis has caused a boom in the black market. FRANCE 24's reporters took a look around a construction district south of Madrid, where workers are forced into illegal contracts to find some work.
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