Advanced Factories congress aims to make Barcelona ‘reference’ for Industry 4.0
Event will be held in Catalan capital from March 13 to 15
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Advanced Factories congress aims to make Barcelona ‘reference’ for Industry 4.0
Event will be held in Catalan capital from March 13 to 15
Catalonia best south European region for foreign investment
Ranking by Financial Times group puts country ahead of 450 regions and cities analysed
Port of Tarragona handles 34 million tonnes in 2017
8% increase in goods traffic, making it best figure in last ten years
Catalan economy grew by 3.4% last year
Increase in Catalan GDP three tenths higher than in Spain as a whole
Gas Natural makes more than €1b in 2017
54% of the energy company’s investments were made overseas
Political crisis won’t have 'substantial impact' on economy
Forecasts positive for 2018
Catalan Finance Institute invests €2.5 million in new companies in 2017
Loans of up to €200,000 aim to promote development of start-ups in the country
Barcelona hotel sector closes 2017 with record turnover
Despite “terrible” last quarter of year, the industry turned over 6% more than 2016
Cruise passengers spent over €500 per person in 2016
An increase of 20% compared to 2014, with trend expected to continue in future
Three in four small and medium companies unaffected by political crisis
2017 was “good year” according to industry association
Barcelona Port welcomed more than 2.7m cruise passengers in 2017
14k meters squared of the maritime institution will also be freed up for public use
Salaries unchanged despite three years of economic growth
Employees in Catalonia fourth best paid compared to rest of Spain with average gross salary of 23,037 euros per year
Barcelona airport closes 2017 with historic total of 47 million passengers
7.1% more people used the facility than 2016
Catalan economy to grow more than expected in first quarter of 2018
Fiscal body raises growth forecast for Catalonia’s GDP to 0.83%, with growth of Spanish economy to stay at 0.77%