Economic Alert in Lleida: 40% of Companies Face Viability Risks

A Pimec report reveals that 17% of local businesses closed the 2025 fiscal year with financial losses.

Generic image of a closed office symbolizing the business crisis.
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Generic image of a closed office symbolizing the business crisis.

The president of Pimec Lleida, Borja Solans, warned this February 24 that 40% of the business fabric in Lleida is facing severe survival challenges.

The economic outlook report presented at the employer association's headquarters indicates that 17% of companies ended 2025 with losses. This situation particularly affects the trade and services sectors, which are suffering from stagnation due to market fragmentation.
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"Political commitment is necessary for the approval of the Generalitat budgets to provide stability and financing."

Borja Solans · President of Pimec Lleida
Growth forecasts for 2026 place Lleida at 2.1%, lower than the Catalan average. Carles Mas, the entity's economic director, noted that the heavy dependence on the agri-food sector, which accounts for 27% of the local economy, limits expansion.