Raphael Minder

Spain and Portugal Correspondent, the International New York Times

Raphael Minder has been based in Madrid as the Spain and Portugal correspondent for the International New York Times since April 2010. He has written extensively on the impact of the financial crisis on Spain and Portugal and the resulting political tensions, including the secessionist drive in Catalonia. He has also covered social issues such as illegal migration and domestic violence in Spain, and writes about sports and culture. Born in Geneva, Raphael has been a full-time journalist since 1993, when he started working in Switzerland for Bloomberg News. He spent 10 years as a staff correspondent for the Financial Times, working in Paris, Brussels, Sydney and in Hong Kong as the FT’s Asia regional correspondent.

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