Spain’s blackout was a $454 million hit to the economy

Spain’s largest blackout on record shaved almost €400 million from the economy, Spain’s biggest domestic bank says, after an hours-long power cut stopped shopping and travel across most of the mainland. CaixaBank studied card payments, online orders, and cash withdrawals. It found that consumer spending on Sunday, 28 April, fell 34% during the blackout. Some […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/spains-blackout-costed-454-million/