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Andalucia:
a place to do business

Andalucia is located in the far south of Spain, holding a strategic position not only between Africa and Europe but also between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Seas connecting Europe to America

Andalucia is easy to reach by any means of transport. We have five international airports and five international seaports equipped to handle both passenger and goods transport, which make Andalucia capable of trading with every country in the world. Besides, we have a network of motorways and a high-speed rail system which swiftly and easily connects us to the rest of Spain and Europe.

Advantages

There are great advantages for setting up and developing new business in Andalucia such as:

• Strategic location: natural link to Africa and America;
• Business climate: social, legal and fiscal stability;
• Human resources: availability of qualified manpower with predominance of young people;
• Industrial sites: network of technological and industrial parks, chemical poles and logistical centres, which facilitate the location of activities or services, at very competitive prices;
• System of incentives: an investment incentive scheme, complementary to the national system.

Growth sectors

The economic structure of Andalucia is based on the co-existence of traditional and new sectors. The most outstanding sectors at present are aviation, renewable energies, ICT, biotechnology, health sciences and environmental projects. Other sectors with great importance in the region are agro-industry, service industries (especially those connected with tourism) and the chemical industry.

Overseas investors

The labour environment, ease of doing business and quality of life to be found in our region have been praised by such prestigious journals as FDI magazine, which ranked Andalucia second on the chart of recommended regions for future investment in 2004-2005. The advantages Andalucia offers have been so highlighted by numerous European, American and Japanese firms, that they have already decided to invest in the region.

Some successful examples of overseas investment are:

• ABBOTT
• AIRBUS
• EGR INTERNATIONAL
• CARGILL
• KRAFT FOODS
• EADS
• EASTMAN CHEMICAL
• GATT FERTILIQUIDO
• GOYA FOOD
• FUJITSU
• MONSANTO CO.
• PIONEER HI-BRED INT.
• RAYTHEON
• VISTEON

Basic data

Area: 87.268 sq km. The second largest region in Europe.
Population: 7,687,518.
Climate: average temperature 17ºC.
Territory: Andalucia is divided into eight provinces: Sevilla,
Cadiz, Huelva, Cordoba, Malaga, Granada, Jaén and Almería.
Principal cities: the main cities are Sevilla (1.7 million),
Málaga (1.3 million) and Cádiz (1.1 million).
GNP: €112.4 million. (2004)

Training and Reseach: 10 state universities, over 300 non-university technical training centres; important scientific community with prestigious research team integrated into universities, state and private centres.

Your intermediary:
The Andalusian Agency for Innovation and Development

The Andalusian Agency for Innovation and Development was created in 1987 as a tool for the economic development and the promotion of business in the region. Some of its key objectives are:

• The improvement of the competitiveness of Andalusian business;
• The organisation of resources and a support network for business;
• To advise and support foreign investors;
• To encourage and facilitate technological and commercial co-operation between companies;
• The promotion of collaboration between companies and universities in developing and applying new technologies.

Contact details:
Andalusian Agency For Innovation And Development, C/ Torneo 26 – 41002 – Sevilla
Tel: 34 955 030700 - E-Mail: informacion@agenciaidea.es

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