Second best year for foreign investment in Catalonia, up over 30% in 2013
CNA
Madrid (ACN).- In Catalonia, direct
foreign investment – excluding the stock-exchange –grew by 31.5%
year-on-year to reach €3.51 billion in 2013, as indicated by a report
from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. According to
the Foreign Investments Registry, with such a figure, Catalonia achieved
its second best year in history, only surpassed by the €4.82 billion
received in 2010. Besides, Catalonia accounted for 22.2% of all foreign
investments in Spain in 2013, which amounted to a total of €15.81
billion, meaning 8.8% more than the previous year. The region of Madrid
was the leading Autonomous Community in Spain for foreign investment
attraction, receiving €8.64 billion, which is it to say 54.6% of the
total amount. However Madrid's sum also represents a 7.1% decrease on
2012 figures.
