Actualidad Económica (Spanish: Economic Actuality) is a monthly business magazine published in Madrid, Spain. It has been in circulation since 1958.
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| Editor | Miguel Ángel Belloso |
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| Categories | Business magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Unidad Editorial Sociedad de Revistas |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Company | RCS Media Group |
| Country | Spain |
| Based in | Madrid |
| Language | Spanish |
| Website | Actualidad Económica |
| ISSN | 0001-7655 |
| OCLC | 25880530 |
History and profile
editActualidad Económica was established in 1958, becoming the first business magazine in Spain.[1] The Recoletos group bought the magazine in 1977.[2] Later the British multinational Pearson Overseas Holdings Ltd. began to acquire the shares of the company.[2] In the late 1990s Pearson had a share of 39% in the company.[3] In April 2007 the Recoletos group was totally acquired by the RCS media group.[4][5]
Actualidad Económica is published on a monthly basis by the Unidad Editorial Sociedad de Revistas,[6][7] a subsidiary of the RCS media group.[8] The frequency of the magazine switched from weekly to monthly in February 2010.[9] The magazine is headquartered in Madrid.[7]
As of 2015 Miguel Ángel Belloso was the editor of Actualidad Económica which provides news about economics and business.[6][10] The magazine publishes several rankings, including the annual ranking of best companies to work in Spain[11] and has several special editions such as Who is who, Who is who in Andalucia, 5000 companies and Business Yearbook.[9] It offers various awards, including that for the best 100 ideas of the year in the fields of energy, technology, advertising, health-care, environment and fashion, among others.[8] In addition, it has monthly supplements.[7]
The US Department of State described Actualidad Económica as a conservative magazine in 2000.[12]
Circulation
editIn 1994 Actualidad Económica had a circulation of 33,299 copies.[13] Based on the findings of the European Business Readership Survey the magazine had 9,465 readers per issue in 2006.[14] The magazine sold 26,342 copies in 2008[9] and 20,874 copies in 2009.[15] In 2012 the magazine had a circulation of 23,663 copies.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sandra Truscott; Maria Garcia (2012). Dictionary of Contemporary Spain. New York; London: Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-136-59509-7.
- ^ a b Carlos Freymann (28 July 2004). "Spain is once again coming to America". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Karen Siune (1998). "Structural Changes". In Denis McQuail; Karen Siune (eds.). Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce. London: SAGE Publications. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7619-5939-7.
- ^ "RCS MediaGroup: Unedisa completes the acquisition of 100% of the Recoletos group". RCS Media Group. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Italy's RCS MediaGroup acquires Spain's Recoletos". IFRA. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Overview". RCS Media Group. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Actualidad Economica". Publicitas. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance wins Actualidad Económica award". Man Investments. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Actualidad Economica changes its frequency to monthly". Publicitas. No. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Llaollao, awarded Best Newcomer by Actualidad Económica magazine". Llaollao. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Roche and Actualidad Económica". Roche. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000: Spain". US Department of State. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (Occasional Paper No:99/4) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Angel Arrese; Manuel Baigorri (2010). "Corporate Reputation and the News Media in Spain". In Craig Carroll (ed.). Corporate Reputation and the News Media: Agenda-setting Within Business News Coverage in Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Markets. New York; London: Routledge. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-135-25244-1.
- ^ "World magazine trends 2010/2011. Spain" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2015.