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02 Nov 2023
Barcelona, a pioneer in the smart cities, prepares to host the leading Smart City Expo World Congress 2023
Catalan Economy · International Events
The world's largest event on cities and urban innovation will take place from November 7 to 9 at the Fira de Barcelona.
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30 Oct 2023
Catalonia launches a campaign to attract investment during the America's Cup
Catalan Economy · International Events · Tech & Digital Transformation
This initiative falls within the collaborative agreement between ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment and the America's Cup, ensuring both the competition's technological and industrial impact and its legacy in Catalonia.
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25 Oct 2023
Catalonia Trade & Investment has supported 26,000 internationalization projects for Catalan companies over the last 35 years
Catalan Economy
The first ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment offices abroad were opened in 1988 in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Milan, and New York.
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24 Oct 2023
The US multinational HP to create up to 80 new jobs in a new innovation and design center opened in Barcelona
Business Investments · Tech & Digital Transformation
HP, which already has 2,500 employees in Sant Cugat (Barcelona), located the new facilities in Catalonia due to “the existence of international design talent and Barcelona´s capacity to attract it” and because the Catalan headquarters “is one of the company’s most significant worldwide”.
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20 Oct 2023
Oracle launches its Europe Oracle Health Support Hub in Barcelona
Business Investments · Tech & Digital Transformation
The US company's new centerwill provide exceptional support to its European clients and global customer base through a team with expertise in technical support, software engineering, healthcare IT, and biotechnology.
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19 Oct 2023
Catalan company IDIADA inaugurates a new simulation center for vehicle development in China
Business Investments · Automotive, Logistics & Smart Cities
IDIADA offers engineering, certification, and testing services to the automotive industry in China from its new complex, which includes 18 first-class test tracks, 84 fully-equipped workshops, and covers 150 hectares.
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18 Oct 2023
The Chinese multinational WANHUA, one of the world's largest chemical companies, will open an innovation center in Catalonia
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
WANHUA currently operates ten chemical product factories, including automotive, green energy, construction, and electronics, employing over 27,000 workers and holding over 5,000 registered patents.
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16 Oct 2023
Elian Barcelona, a subsidiary of Viserion International, to acquire a soybean crushing plant in Barcelona
Business Investments · Food & Beverage
The new Elian Barcelona plant's activity is a strategic development for the agri-food value chain in Europe.
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11 Oct 2023
Catalonia forges synergies and trade connections with China in an official trip
The institutional trip includes meetings with Chinese multinationals in the technology, automotive, semiconductor, and chemical sectors and a promotional event in front of around fifty Hong Kong company directors, among other activities.

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