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The agreement aims to connect startups from both ecosystems for investment search or trade missions.

According to a report by ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment, Catalan startups have attracted nearly 5.3 billion euros in the last five years, a 231% increase compared to the previous period.

Catalonia stands as the tenth region globally in foreign investment projects in the audiovisual sector and the fifth within the European Union.

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.

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.

The new European supercomputer, MareNostrum 5, is Spain's largest European investment in scientific infrastructure.

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.

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.

Catalonia has solidified its technological strength, boasting a digitization index of 63.96%, nearly 12 points higher than the EU average and 1.6 points above its 2021 standing.