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Issue 3 Thursday 27th June 2013
ACCI� ACCI� ACCI�

PRIVATE FOREIGN INVESTMENT HELPS BOOST GROWTH IN THE PORT OF BARCELONA

F�rum Inversi� 2016

In 2012, the Port of Barcelona increased its turnover by 2% (161 MEURO), grew 5.5% in automobile transport (665,000) and consolidated itself as Spain’s principal port in business volume.

BRIEF

Tecniospring program allows experienced researchers to work during two years for a Tech Center under the TECNIO brand performing an applied research project focused on technology transfer. Registration will be open from June 18th to July 18th.

INTERVIEW

What is a Data Centre? Who uses them? What are the trends in Data Centres? What advantages does Catalonia offer as a base for Data Centres? An interview with Máximo Escriche, Sales Director Iberia in AST Modular, a leading company in the Date Centre sector, answers these questions.

BRIEF

On June 11th, the Minister of Business and Labour, Felip Puig, met with some sixty German firms with a presence in Catalonia to get a better view of their situation and future prospects.

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STATISTICS

Catalonia’s foreign sector has shown an impeccable trajectory the last decade, with a more than 50% increase of its exports during the period 2003-2012, whilst imports only increased by half that share, 25%.