The retail trade sales index grew at current prices in July by 6.2% year-on-year in Andalusia, more than one point above the previous month. This is the result of the ‘Weekly Economic Observatory of the Andalusian Regional Government’ presented by the Regional Ministry of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge, and Universities to the Governing Council.
Andalusia leads agri-food exports in the first half of 2021 with 23.4% of Spain’s total and almost 7,000 million euros sold on the foreign market. This means that one out of every four euros of agri-food products exported from the country, in the period from January to June 2021, originates from the Andalusian region.
The Ecomares project, launched by the Andalusian Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development, has enabled the removal of 74,000 kilos of marine litter in just 18 months, thanks to the collaboration of the fishing sector. The Regional Ministry initiated this project a year and a half ago to contribute to the use […]
The Regional Ministry of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities and the Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce has selected the 40 technology companies that will participate in the second edition of the Global Business Trip, which aims to promote business opportunities for the Andalusian ICT sector in the markets of Mexico and Chile. The programme, which this year takes place in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, begins training in internationalisation and marketing for the participating companies on 13 September.
Somos Emprende Network, the first collaborative platform for entrepreneurship of the Andalucía Emprende Foundation, has exceeded 7,500 participants after almost a year and a half of existence and has received 1.9 million visits. This collaborative network has positioned itself as a benchmark at national level, offering the entrepreneurial community contrasted information and useful resources, as […]
Andalusia registered the creation of 1,317 companies in July, 3.1% more than those registered in the provincial mercantile registers in the same month in 2020. These are data provided by the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia (IECA). According to this information, the capital subscribed for their incorporation exceeded 63.7 million euros, 125.6% higher […]
Andalusia recorded a new record for meat product exports in the first half of 2021 by reaching 263 million, the highest figure achieved by the community for this period since there have been comparable records (1995), thanks to a 13.9% increase in sales compared to the first half of 2020, benefiting all Andalusian provinces and 16 of its first 20 foreign markets. These data are provided by Extenda.
Turnover in the industry grew by 36% year-on-year in Andalusia last June compared to the same month last year, 17 points higher than the Spanish average. This is the result of the data relating to the Industrial Turnover Index published by the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA), which reports to the Regional Ministry of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge, and Universities.
Exports from Andalusia recorded the best June in history since comparable data has been available (1995), with a turnover of 2,935 million euros, a figure that represents a solid growth of 27% compared to the same month in 2020, which is five points higher than that experienced by national sales (+22%). An intense rise, which also contrasts with the -14.7% drop in sales in June last year, the third full month of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Extenda data.
Since its launch in 2014, ‘Andalucía Open Future’ has promoted more than 200 startups in its acceleration programme for high-performance companies and has become one of the benchmark initiatives to support technological entrepreneurship in the region. This programme, led by the Regional Ministry of Economic Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities, and Telefónica, with the collaboration of the city councils of Malaga, Almeria, and Cordoba, has incorporated 24 companies made up of 164 entrepreneurs in the acceleration spaces of El Cubo (Seville), La Farola (Malaga), El Cable (Almeria) and El Patio (Cordoba) in 2021.
