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News
02|03|2006
The International Monetary Fund confirms the strength of the Spanish economy
In 2005 Spain's GDP grew by 3.4%.
02|03|2006
According to A.T. Kearney, Spain ranks high as an attractive offshoring destination
This has placed our country in ninth place when it comes to the value of human capital.
Case Studies
Robert Bosch España Fabrica la Carolina, SA.
Raw materials, industrial products and capital goods SPAIN
Robert Bosch España has been in Andalusia since 1972 as FEMSA, following Bosch’s restructuring of its business in Spain.
C/ Torneo 26 41002 Seville. Spain
Tel.: +34 955 030 831
Fax: +34 955 030 798
www.agenciaidea.esinternacional@agenciaidea.es
Regions
Andalusia
- Capital:
- Seville
- Total population:
- 7,989,013
- Foreign population:
- 531,827
- GDP:
- 136.5 mill. €
- GDP growth:
- 3.9 %
- Exports:
- 15,771.5 mill. €
- Imports:
- 22,018.3 mill. €
- Foreign investment:
- 424.8 mill. €
- Source: INE and Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Andalusia
Reasons to invest
- Social, legal and fiscal stability
- Incentive systems
- Infrastructure and communications
- Industrial land
- Human resources
- Strategic location
Economic Structure
Sectors of interest
Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
There are four areas of interest in the ICT sector which deserve special attention: wireless communications developed by global companies; industrial control and embedded systems developed by pioneering companies in the field; a cluster of companies which work with ICTs associated to aeronautics and defense; and finally companies dedicated to e-services such as e-democracy or e-health. Finally, there are 600 companies with 12,000 employees, three technology parks and three universities with sector specific courses.
Renewable energy
Thanks to its special orographic and climatic characteristics,
