PANORAMIc VIEW FROM THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCK. THE COSTA DEL SOL IN SPAIN ON THE HORIZON. THE CITY TO THE LEFT AND CATALAN BAY TO THE RIGHT. GIBRALTAR SHIPYARD FAR LEFT. The Gibraltar economy continues to grow due to tourism, internet gambling and offshore banking. . THE BORDER BETWEEN GIBRALTAR AND SPAIN WAS CLOSED IN 1969 AND OPENED AGAIN 16 YEARS LATER. THE BORDER AND POLITICAL DABATE BETWEEN BRITISH GIBRALTAR AND THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT STILL PERSISTS.