The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martinez Almeidaawarded this Friday 17 international companies and professionals in the fields of technology and cybersecurity, pharmacy, culture, transport, e-commerce and sport for their contribution to the Madrid economy. The event was chaired by the first mayor with the delegate of Economy, Innovation and Finance, Engracia Hidalgoand advisor PP, Borja Fanjul.
As expressed by the town hall, it is a “recognition of the contribution to the economic development of the city of foreign leaders and the more than 12,000 companies with foreign capital from more than a hundred countries which have their headquarters in Madrid.
The event took place at the offices of Warner Music Spain, an American foreign company focused on international musical innovation. On behalf of this company, the president of Warner Music Iberia was present, Guillermo Gonzalezand that of the Madrid Business Confederation-CEOE (CEIM), Miguel Garrido.
Almeida dedicated a few words to thank foreign companies and professionals for wanting to “give back by creating the best urban, legal and fiscal conditions so that companies can stay here for as long as they deem appropriate.”
All this, in the eyes of the mayor, makes Madrid “a special city” for offering “a diversity that is difficult to match in other cities in the world”. The conditions of capital supply, as expressed by the politician popular “opportunities in the commercial, economic, professional and personal fields”. And he ruled that, as a result, it would become a “key magnet for the explosion the city is currently enjoying.”
This Friday’s event pays tribute to ten companies:
- Alk-Abelló. (Denmark)
- Amazon. (USA)
- Celonis. (Germany)
- Four Seasons Hotel Madrid. (Canada)
- GLS. (United Kingdom)
- Iveco. (Italy)
- Roche Pharma. (Swiss)
- Steel housing. (USA)
- Veolia. (France)
- Warner Music Spain. (USA)
This prize was awarded, in turn, to seven other leaders:
- Robert Asink. (Netherlands) From the company Digital Realty.
- Ximena Carazo. (Mexico) From the Casa de México Foundation.
- Yiannis Exarchos (Greece) OF OBS.
- Mildred Laya (Venezuela) From Salesforce.
- Eduvigis Ortiz (Dominican Republic) From SAS and Women4Cyber.
- Helene Valenzuela (France) From Ouigo.
- Mercedes Wüllichpromoter of The top 100 most important women in Spain.
Investment objective
The capital of Spain generates the 12.1% of the country’s GDP. This makes it the main destination for foreign investment in Spain. During the first half, Madrid received up to 7.94 billion euros from foreign investments, which represent 67.5% of the total.
Last year, Madrid was the second preferred European city for the entry of new foreign capital for the creation of new business and employment projects. And he is ranked number six in the world. All this, with 234 new projects per year that attracted more than 3,600 million euros and 13,647 jobs to Madrid.
In the first six months of this year alone, the Madrid capital hosted nearly a hundred projects. In total, 96 projects from 85 different companies which invested 2.6 billion euros in capital and generated 7,500 jobs.
The council concludes that these companies chose Madrid because they were “attracted by its institutional stability, its legal security, its infrastructure, its entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystems and its tax competitiveness”. The Town Hall maintains that policies are promoted to encourage investments. Among others, a Virtual International Investment Windowa platform to facilitate the establishment of foreign capital in Madrid from companies in other countries.
