The creation of companies in Alicante picks up after two years of decrease in volume of new business. In the province of Alicante 377 new companies have been set up in November 2009, representing a increase compared to the same month last year, when it reached 362.

Tourism looks with optimism to 2010 because of the economic improvements by some traditional key markets for Malaga. The clear economic improvement in Germany will definitely influence positively the tourism sector of the Costa del Sol, said yesterday the president of the Costa del Sol Tourism Board, Salvador Pendon.