As 2019 is coming to an end, we look back on what the year has brought to Catalonia and Barcelona.

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Catalonia in Business
Catalonia Trade & Investment
Issue 48 | December 19th, 2019
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12 reasons to invest in Catalonia
Catalonia, home to 1,300 startups
As 2019 is coming to an end, we look back on what the year has brought to Catalonia and Barcelona with 12 leading stakeholders and their reasons why they decided to set up operations here. Happy reading, and happy holidays!
NEW INVESTMENTS
Chinese retail giant AliExpress chooses Barcelona to open second store in Europe
AliExpress, a global online e-commerce platform that belongs to the Chinese group Alibaba, has chosen Barcelona for opening one of their first stores in the continent that operate under the new retail concept.
CATALAN ECONOMY
Barcelona airport traffic up by 6.7% in November
The Barcelona Airport registered 3.6 million passengers in November, a figure that is 6.7% higher than last year. International flight passengers grew by 8.2%.
Top startup investments in 2018
Coming to the Mobile World Congress 2020?
We’ll help you out organising your personalised MWC agenda
DID YOU KNOW?
DYK
Barcelona is the 4th most innovative city in Europe in 2019
A recent study also highlights that Barcelona is the 5th city in the world in terms of attracting digital talent, and 7th for attracting foreign investment projects.
NEWS
XPO Logistics to expand services in Catalonia with new distribution site
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Seat breaks sales record for second year in a row
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IESE and ESADE in the top 15 business schools in Europe, according to Financial Times
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American tech company Mitek creates 50 jobs in Catalonia
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Google looking to double Barcelona workforce 'in near future'
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AGENDA
Bio€quity Europe 2019
European Blockchain
Convention
20-21 January 2020
Barcelona
Bio€quity Europe 2019
Mobile World
Congress
24-27 February 2020
Barcelona
Brokerage Event at the Mobile World Congress
26-28 February 2020
Barcelona
4YFN
Connecting Startups
24-26 February 2020
Barcelona
E-Show Barcelona
31 March - 1 April 2020
Barcelona
fDi Catalonia
Catalonia Trade & Investment is the public agency of the Catalan Government that works to attract foreign investment to Barcelona and Catalonia, promoting the area as an attractive, innovative and competitive business location.
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