FN'sChildrensBørnefond(UNICEF)haradvaret om, at2,3millionerspanskebørnunder16eririsikoforfejlernæringsom følge aføkonomiskafmatning, somhartvungetmangefamiliertil atskærepåbasalefornødenheder.

"Først de lavere kvaliteten af maden og købe billigere. De stoppe med at købe kød og fisk, senere grøntsager og frisk frugt,"Gabriel Gonzalez-Bueno, ansvarlig for UNICEF barn politikker i Spanien, sagde i en erklæring.

"I stedet de spise en masse pasta og ris, der ikke indeholder alle de nødvendige næringsstoffer. Endelig, de reducerer mængden af mad, de spiser,"sætningen tilføjet.

Gonzalez-Bueno advarede om, at fødevarer underskud i Spanien, ramt af recession, vil øge risikoen for luftvejssygdomme og hjerte-kar-sygdomme blandt børn.

Ramt af den globale økonomiske afmatning, den spanske økonomi kollapsede i recession i andet halvår af 2008, idet millioner af arbejdspladser med det.

Spanien må sænke sine underskud til 4,5 pct. i 2013 og 2,8 pct. i 2014. Mange økonomer, men sige disse mål vil være vanskeligt at opfylde midt i dårlige fremtidsudsigter for Spaniens økonomiske opsving.

Den spanske regering er også blevet skarpt kritiseret over sin stramninger, der er at ramme midten og arbejder klasser hårdest.

Den spanske økonomi, den fjerde største i euroområdet faldt mere end de anslåede 1,4 procent, det nationale statistik Institut sagde den 27 August.

Spaniens økonomi også ramt et lavpunkt i 2011 da det steg kun 0,1 procent og ikke en 0,4 procent vækst tidligere annonceret, reviderede tal viste.

Regeringen i premierminister Mariano Rajoy forudsiger en 1.3-procent økonomiske tilbagegang i år, mens Bank of Spanien sagde tidligere på ugen, at recessionen vil udvide i andet kvartal af det indeværende år.

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A flurry of initial public offerings is planned for the coming months amid ripe valuations and investor appetite for UAE stocks.

This month, the Bank of London & The Middle East announced an intent to list its shares on the Nasdaq Dubai in October, the bourse’s first listing in almost five years.

The news was then followed by two IPO revelations this week – Just Falafel is considering a 25 per cent listing of the food chain’s shares on the Nasdaq Dubai and Damac Properties is eyeing a London share sale.

The renewed confidence among UAE companies illustrates a marked change in attitude towards raising capital from equity markets.

“More investors are turning to investment banks to take their companies public,” said Mohammed Ali Yasin, the managing director at National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s brokerage arm. “Valuations have become much more interesting and give room for founders to realise good value from selling their companies.”

UAE shares traded at 10 times earnings about a year ago. For a company to go public, they would have to be valued at five to seven times earnings, “which is not exciting or interesting for founders of those companies”, said Mr Yasin.

Today, the ratio is 12 to 13 times earnings. “That means IPOs can come to the market with 10 times earnings. It gives the founders incentive to spin off their shares.”

Equity markets have rallied over the past year, as the nation’s laggard stocks have come to better reflect the UAE’s strong economic fundamentals.

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange General Index has gained about 45 per cent this year. The Dubai Financial Market General Index has risen almost 65 per cent.

There have been few new listings from UAE companies in recent years as low valuations and thin trading volumes deterred companies from going public.

“Since the 2008 global financial crisis, there was no market at all for IPOs,” said Fathi Ben Grira, the chief executive at Mena Corp in Abu Dhabi. “We reached a bottom when trading values touched Dh15 million per day. How can you launch an IPO with that? You can’t sell it.”

In the wider region, investors are considering reductions in their holdings of Asiacell, Iraq’s publicly listed mobile services operator, as a second telecoms share sale in the country catches their attention.

The initial public offering of Zain Iraq, which the company hopes will raise “north of US$1 billion”, is expected to take place next year. Oman’s Sembcorp Salalah Power & Water Company said it would close its IPO, in which it is selling 35 per cent of the company, on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said he would hold his stake in Twitter when it goes public, which he said he expected to take place later this year or early next year.

Model Jessica Hart felt the singer was out of place at the event.

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Taylor Swift strutted down the runway during the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show this week and, while she received cheers from fans during her runway debut, her walking in the show didn’t sit well with Australian model Jessica Hart.

When asked during the show’s after-party if she thought Taylor had what it takes to be a Victoria’s Secret model, Jessica bluntly told WWD, “No” before further explaining why she felt Taylor was out of place at the esteemed fashion show.

"I think, you know what, God bless her heart. I think she's great. But, I don't know, to me, she didn't fit,” said Hart, who has worked for Victoria’s Secret since 2009. “I think what you find is that for a lot of us, we've been working for 14, 15 years; what it takes to make it here comes from experience and confidence and knowing how to be confident with yourself. I think it comes with age. It's definitely the benchmark of all jobs.”

Taylor Swift rocked the runway of the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. (WENN)

Taylor, who dazzled on the runway in a sexy British-themed outfit and sparkly silver dress, performed her hit song “I Knew You Were Trouble” during the show. The day before the big event, Taylor tweeted her excitement about performing in the show—a tweet that, oddly, was retweeted by Jessica before the show. Taylor continued to tweet photos of her performing and walking in the show throughout the week.

While Taylor didn’t find a fan in Jessica, she did get support from Victoria’s Secret model Karlie Kloss, who told Us Weekly, “I think [Taylor is] the coolest young girl. She’s a great role model and I love her music. It’s happening. I mean, girl power.”

Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge showed her approval of Taylor’s appearance at the show by posting a photo to her Instagram of her holding hands with Taylor on the runway, along with the caption, “Runway love fest with @taylorswift”.

Taylor has yet to address what she thinks about Jessica’s negative comments.