CaixaBank Research

What CaixaBank Research does

CaixaBank Research is the Strategic Planning and Research Area of CaixaBank S.A., one of Spain's largest banking groups, functioning as an internal economic research and analysis unit rather than an independent commercial entity. Headquartered in Barcelona at Av. Diagonal 629, the unit is led by Chief Economist Enric Fernández and is organized into two departments — Strategic Planning and Research — with a team of 40+ economists, data scientists, analysts, and support staff. Its primary "customer" is CaixaBank's senior management and internal business units, for which it produces macroeconomic and financial forecasts, sectoral analysis, and strategic intelligence; secondary consumers include the broader public, businesses, policymakers, academics, and media who access content at no cost.

The unit's core output is a publication portfolio that includes a Monthly Report (the flagship), a Financial Markets Daily Report, a Pulso Económico Semanal (weekly economic pulse), Notas Breves de Actualidad Económica y Financiera (brief economic notes), a Monitor de consumo (consumption monitor using CaixaBank's corporate big-data), Sectoral Reports across Agrifood, Banking, Consumption, Real Estate, Tourism, and Manufacturing, country-specific macroeconomic outlooks for Spain and Portugal, Country Outlooks for international markets (including Türkiye, China, India), Autonomous Community Profiles for Spain's regions, a Currency Flash, working papers, podcasts (Pódcast Economía Exprés), and video content. An interactive Real-Time Economics dashboard at realtimeeconomics.caixabankresearch.com provides live economic and consumer-spending indicators. The principal differentiator is access to CaixaBank's proprietary corporate transaction database, which provides unique visibility into Spanish economic activity and sectoral trends.

The go-to-market is content-led and event-driven: content is distributed free of charge through caixabankresearch.com, email newsletters, the Twitter account @CABK_Research, podcasts, and videos, with no paywall or pricing model. Distribution is reinforced by Spain and Portugal roadshows and annual economist conferences. Publications are produced in English, Spanish, and Catalan. There is no external revenue stream; the unit is wholly funded by CaixaBank S.A. as a strategic asset supporting internal decision-making and brand positioning, and it has no independent subsidiaries, partnerships, or external investors.

Name

CaixaBank Research

Legal name

CaixaBank S.A.

Website

https://caixabankresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

CaixaBank Research is the internal Strategic Planning and Research Area of CaixaBank S.A., producing macroeconomic forecasts, sectoral analysis, and financial-market commentary for the bank's management and the broader public, distributed free of charge across web, podcast, video, and roadshow channels in three languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Macro & Rates Research (FSACAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sector-Specific Industry Research (FSACAGAL), Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Economic research
• Macroeconomic analysis
• Financial forecasting
• Sectoral research
• Economic publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Internal Research Services: CaixaBank Research operates as an integral part of CaixaBank's Strategic Planning and Research Area. The organization creates and disseminates economic knowledge to support CaixaBank's decision-making process, management, and business units. No direct revenue is generated from external customers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CaixaBank Research is the Strategic Planning and Research Area of CaixaBank S.A., producing and distributing economic research, macroeconomic forecasts, sectoral analysis, and financial market commentary for Spain, Portugal, and international markets. Its core offering spans a Monthly Report, daily and weekly financial market reports, sectoral observatory publications, country-level macroeconomic outlooks, working papers, podcasts, videos, and an interactive Real-Time Economics data dashboard. All publications are freely distributed online and through newsletters to support CaixaBank's internal decision-making and to inform public economic debate.

Product overview

CaixaBank Research is an economic research and analysis organization that functions as a publication-based platform. Its core offering consists of regular economic publications including the Monthly Report (flagship publication), Financial Markets Daily Report, Sectoral Observatory reports, and country-specific macroeconomic outlooks for Spain, Portugal, and international markets. The portfolio also includes Working Papers, podcasts, videos, and an interactive Real-Time Economics dashboard tool. The organization is led by Chief Economist Enric Fernández and organized into Strategic Planning and Research departments, focusing on macroeconomic analysis, financial market forecasting, and sectoral research primarily for Spain and the euro area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides analysis covering Spain, Portugal, euro area, and international markets with GDP forecasts for multiple years

Segments2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• European Central Bank Research: The ECB's research division produces working paper series, occasional papers, and the Economic Bulletin covering euro area macroeconomic developments. Directly relevant as a public-sector comparator for CaixaBank Research's euro area and Spain-specific macro coverage.
• Deutsche Bank Research: The economic research arm of Deutsche Bank, producing daily market commentary, macroeconomic outlooks, and country analyses across global markets. A broader incumbent with a wider European and global mandate but a directly comparable publishing cadence and audience.
• BIS (Bank for International Settlements) Research: Publishes authoritative macroeconomic, monetary policy, and financial stability research used by central banks and policymakers globally. An institutional benchmark for the macro research format and analytical standards CaixaBank Research competes against at the European level.
• Bank of Spain (Banco de España) - Economic Bulletin: The central bank's research and publications arm produces authoritative macroeconomic analysis, financial stability reports, and working papers for the Spanish economy. While not a private competitor, it is the benchmark public-sector reference that CaixaBank Research's macro coverage addresses.
• OECD Economics Department: Publishes cross-country economic surveys, outlooks, and policy papers used by governments and economists globally. Comparable to CaixaBank Research in producing authoritative country-level economic analysis, though with a supranational rather than bank-internal perspective.
• J.P. Morgan Economic Research: The global investment bank's economics team publishes macroeconomic outlooks, daily commentary, and country risk analysis. Comparable in delivering macro and market intelligence to institutional and policymaking audiences, though with global rather than Spain-centric focus.

Emerging players

• CEMFI: Madrid-based center for monetary and financial studies producing academic working papers and policy-oriented economic research. A niche peer in Spanish-language economic research with a more academic rather than commercial orientation than CaixaBank Research.

Direct peers

• Funcas: Spanish economic research foundation affiliated with the Spanish banking sector (CECA). Publishes Spanish economic outlooks, sectoral studies, and the 'Papeles de Economía Española' journal, making it a direct peer in the Spanish-language economic research category.
• BBVA Research: The economic research division of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Spain's other major bank. Publishes overlapping macroeconomic, sectoral, and country outlook research for Spain and emerging markets, and serves as the closest direct peer in scope, audience, and format.
• Banco Santander Research: In-house research arm of another major Spanish banking group. Produces country-level economic analysis with global reach across Santander's footprint in Europe and Latin America, directly comparable to CaixaBank Research in mandate and distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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