Andalusia participates with 14 companies in the international music fair Womex 2021 in Porto
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Andalusia participates with 14 companies in the international music fair Womex 2021 in Porto

October 30, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

A total of 14 Andalusian companies or brands from the music sector are taking part in the 27th edition of the WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) Fair, which is being held in Oporto (Portugal) from 27 to 31 October. On the initiative of the Regional Ministry of Culture and Historical Heritage – through the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions – and Extenda (Andalusian public company for Foreign Promotion), representatives of musical groups, distributors, recording studios, flamenco artists, record companies, and others will be able to sell their products or share experiences with some 2,500 agents from more than 80 countries.

Andalusian companies Checktobuild and Scoobic compete in the Top 100 of the World Entrepreneurship Cup
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Andalusian companies Checktobuild and Scoobic compete in the Top 100 of the World Entrepreneurship Cup

October 14, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Checktobuild, a technology startup from Malaga dedicated to offering an autonomous control and inspection service for construction and industrial projects through an artificial intelligence web platform, and Scoobic Urban Mobility, dedicated to the design and manufacture of electric vehicles adapted to urban environments to optimise the time and costs of the so-called “last mile” of […]

Extenda Global will take place on 17 and 18 November in Seville
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Extenda Global will take place on 17 and 18 November in Seville

October 14, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Extenda Global 2021, the annual event that brings together Andalusia’s foreign sector, will once again be held in person on 17 and 18 November at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla (Fibes). The event, which is the largest international trade meeting held in Andalusia, has today opened its registration period through the web portal www.extendaglobal.es, where companies can also formalise their requests for B2B meetings with representatives of the 62 countries they are interested in, of the 62 in which the Extenda External Network provides services.

The Andalusian ICT sector records 9.8% growth in the first half of the year
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The Andalusian ICT sector records 9.8% growth in the first half of the year

October 14, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

The Minister for Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities of the Government of Andalusia, Rogelio Velasco, recently highlighted the growing trend in ICT activities in Andalusia, with an increase of 9.8% and a 7.6% growth in the number of companies registered with the Social Security in the first half of this year.

More than 40 Andalusian startups break records participating in the 9th edition of the South Summit forum on digital entrepreneurship
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More than 40 Andalusian startups break records participating in the 9th edition of the South Summit forum on digital entrepreneurship

October 8, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

The presence of Andalusian startups seeking business opportunities at the ‘South Summit’ continues to grow and this year reached its record participation. More than 40 startups, most of them supported by the Junta de Andalucía, have gathered in Madrid, between 5 and 7 October, in the ninth edition of the national event of reference in the digital entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Andalusia shows its innovative potential at Smart Agrifood Summit
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Andalusia shows its innovative potential at Smart Agrifood Summit

October 8, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Extenda-Andalucía Exports and Foreign Investment organised the participation of a dozen Andalusian firms in the Smart Agrifood Summit, the leading meeting in the industry for the creation of innovation ecosystems in the European agri-food sector, which was held between 30 September and 1 October at the Trade Fairs and Congress Centre in Malaga. This is a new area of innovative business linked to the agri-food complex in which Andalusia has exported 147 million euros between January and July 2021, with a growth of 16.2%, its second-best figure in history.

Exports to the UK stand at 1,413.9 million and increase by 16.1%
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Exports to the UK stand at 1,413.9 million and increase by 16.1%

October 8, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Andalusian exports to the United Kingdom (UK) have increased in the first seven months of the year by 16.1% year-on-year to reach 1,413.9 million euros, according to the Brexit Monitoring Report on the Andalusian economy presented by the Department of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities of the Government of Andalusia.

The Andalusian agrifood sector grows by 7.3% and breaks export records
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The Andalusian agrifood sector grows by 7.3% and breaks export records

September 23, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Andalusia’s agri-food exports reached 7,756 million euros in the first seven months of 2021, its best historical record for a January-July period since comparable data has been available (1995), thanks to year-on-year growth of 7.3%. This is a strategic sector, which will contribute more than 5,000 million euros of the positive foreign trade balance to the regional economy in 2021. This significant increase is due to the remarkable activity of the Andalusian agro-industry, which is growing not only in sales but also with a strong increase in the number of exporting companies, up 19.8% year-on-year to 3,522, according to Extenda data.

Andalusia will produce 1,050,300 tonnes of olive oil in the 2021-2022 season
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Andalusia will produce 1,050,300 tonnes of olive oil in the 2021-2022 season

September 23, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Olive grove production next season will exceed one million tonnes of olive oil (1,050,300 tonnes) and 5.25 million tonnes of olives for milling in 2021-2022. In the case of oil, this quantity represents a reduction of 5.5% compared to 2020-2021 and a decrease of 4.5% compared to the average of the last five seasons. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development of the Government of Andalusia, Carmen Crespo in Expoliva.

Andalusia exceeds pre-pandemic global export levels
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Andalusia exceeds pre-pandemic global export levels

September 23, 2021
Posted By: Alberto Cabral

Exports from Andalusia achieved the best July in the historical series (since 1995) by reaching 2,866 million euros and experiencing strong growth of 38% compared to July 2020, which is the highest of the seven exporting communities and almost three times the average for Spain. Thus, the Andalusian economy already has better export records than […]