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Motor industry and sport together in Catalonia
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Foreign tourism in Catalonia grew by 10%in the first quarter of 2014
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Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen invests $40 million in Catalan e-voting company Scytl
Business
Hard Rock will run the second of BCN World's 6 hotel and casino resorts
Business
Catalonia, number 1 in foreign investment and job creation
The Catalan economy is more open than ever and attracts record levels of foreign investment, according to new data published on Thursday by the Catalan Minister for Business and Jobs, Felip Puig. The minister celebrated the fact that for the second year in a row, the prestigious ‘Financial Times’ newspaper ranked Catalonia first region in continental Europe in foreign investment and job creation. Catalonia attracted up to 91 new business projects with an estimated investment of almost 3,000 million dollars (around 2,257 million euros) and the creation of 7,427 jobs. Gross foreign investment figures from the Spanish government put the figure at 3,500 million euros. Exports in 2013 were at record levels, and generated 58,359 million euros. There are now more than 49,000 companies selling abroad in Catalonia, a 6.8% increase in comparison to 2012.
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Sportswear company One Distribution moves its European headquarters to Barcelona
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Second best year for foreign investment in Catalonia, up over 30% in 2013
Business
Japanese company Olympus unveils new headquarters for Southern Europe in Barcelona
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Barcelona fashion company Desigual increased profit by 70% in 2013
Business
New ‘Ferrari Land’ amusement park to open in Catalonia by 2016
Business
Amazon might open new logistics centre in Greater Barcelona
Life & Style
For the first time, Barcelona exceeds 7.5 million hotel guests
Society
Catalan Public Diplomacy Council promotes the projection of civil society organisations abroad
Life & Style