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25 Jan 2024
Lidl invests 140 million euros in a new Barcelona warehouse, Spain's largest logistics investment
Catalan Economy · Business Investments · Food & Beverage
The opening of this warehouse, scheduled for 2025, will allow Lidl to continue generating local wealth and employment, consolidating its position as one of the main drivers of the catalan economy and labour market.
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24 Jan 2024
Barcelona-based Travelperk has raised over 100 million euros for growth, product expansion, and AI-driven automation
Business Investments · Tech & Digital Transformation
TravelPerk's current valuation is an impressive $1.4 billion, which reaffirms its status as a unicorn - a classification earned in its last round of funding.
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23 Jan 2024
Barcelona gears up for next week's ISE, the world's leading audiovisual expo
International Events · Tech & Digital Transformation
Catalonia is the 5th territory in the world with the most companies attending the congress, after China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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22 Jan 2024
Italian company Maschiopack to invest 6 million euros in Tarragona and create 30 new jobs
Business Investments · Manufacturing
This investment will enable the company, a manufacturer of liquid transportation containers for sectors such as food and chemicals, to double its production capacity over the next four years.
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19 Jan 2024
Catalan government launches China Desk to promote Chinese investment and strengthen economic ties
Catalan Economy
The initiative is part of the new ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment China Plan, a strategy to attract new investment projects in sectors such as mobility, health, and technology centers.
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02 Jan 2024
Chinese company Shanghai Jingqingrong Garment will open its first overseas production plant in Catalonia
Business Investments · Manufacturing
The textile company, which works for companies such as Uniqlo, H&M, and COS, will invest 3 million euros, and create around thirty jobs by opening a factory in Barcelona.
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22 Dec 2023
Barcelona Supercomputing Center presents MareNostrum 5, one of the world's most powerful supercomputers
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
The new European supercomputer, MareNostrum 5, is Spain's largest European investment in scientific infrastructure.
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21 Dec 2023
Catalan government unveils Strategy to boost Semiconductor Industry
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
This initiative, promoted by the Semiconductors and Chips Alliance of Catalonia, aims to consolidate Catalonia as one of the reference hubs of the semiconductor industry in Europe.
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20 Dec 2023
2023 Highlights: 12 compelling reasons to invest in Catalonia
Catalan Economy
As 2023 draws to a close, we would like to reflect on the remarkable journey of Barcelona and Catalonia, consolidating their status as Southern Europe's premier destinations for foreign investment.
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