Catalan Independence Push Could Hit Firms From Nestle to Airbnb

Catalonia, Spain’s would-be breakaway region, is also the country’s most powerful economic engine. Six members of the benchmark Ibex-35 are based there, while others have extensive interests in the area. Foreign corporations from Airbnb to Nestle have focused their Spanish operations in the area.

Here are some of the highest-profile companies that could be affected if Catalonia’s push for independence triggers deeper turmoil following an illegal Oct. 1 referendum.