[HIGHLIGHTS] The economic impact of the drought in Catalonia: less growth and companies that will have to reduce production

The economic impact of the drought in Catalonia: less growth and companies that will have to reduce production. The employers' associations ask the Government to be effective and to launch an aid line.

BBVA Research reduces the economic growth forecast in 2024 to 1.4%, partly due to the lack of rain in Catalonia. The Generalitat has once again postponed the declaration of the emergency scenario - the toughest phase of the Special Drought Plan (PES) The drought already has a quantifiable cost in some aspects, and is accumulating.