SubjectEconomy and business
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Something is happening in global society. Citizens today are showing, with social unrest in many parts of the world, a palpable discontent after many years of stability. Economic...
![Shooting of the film Solo química [Just a Little Chemistry]. © Rodar y Rodar.](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/cultura_20.jpg?itok=j5qzXkqR)
Does it make sense to speak of a Catalan audiovisual market today? Catalonia’s audiovisual ecosystem is undergoing a serious crisis. We have talked with professionals in the sector,...
![El visor d'una càmera de fotografia digital. © Goroka. Ajuntament de Barcelona.](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/01_foto_intro_plec_goroka.jpg?itok=jHonSxax)
Major cities are always accompanied by a story that promotes them in the world. In the culture corner debate we analyse why the crisis endured by the audiovisual sector does not...
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In recent years, the possibility of a Hermitage Museum franchise has been considered in a location in the Port of Barcelona, to permanently install part of the Russian collection in our...
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The possible arrival of the Hermitage Museum to the port of Barcelona is met with scepticism and discord in the Barceloneta neighbourhood. While some believe it will mark an opportunity...
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A decade after the economic recession became a global financial crisis. Two sectors are an example thereof, namely, research and audiovisual production, which in the years prior to the...
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In recent years we have witnessed the glorification of the figure of the entrepreneur. Job offers require skills that are not always essential. Society needs entrepreneurship and...
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Western industrial culture has accomplished major achievements in recent centuries, such as finding the cure to many once-fatal diseases or the sharp rise in life expectancy. The problem...
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