On the second day of her institutional trip to South Korea, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusoconfirmed what companies are asking for to invest in Spain and specifically in the Madrid region: “They are asking us for more flexibility, less taxes and more facilities for entrepreneurship, especially for young people,” said the president of Seoul.
The regional president met with Spanish companies present in Korea and Korean companies that have close relations with Spain and, more specifically, with Madrid, and during these meetings she was also able to see their interest in promoting the system bilingual in education. . “They see that Madrid is in a unique, different moment, much more international and attractive. What they continue to ask is that we move to an increasingly bilingual system so that they can work and invest with a closer language.
The interest of Korean companies in Madrid ranges from academic exchanges to the culture, gastronomy and way of life of our region, which they consider in the Community as the authentic icon of this land: “We have seen that there are many possibilities in terms of artificial intelligence, in the health sector, in academic exchanges. “They are also very interested in our culture, our gastronomy, our way of life.”
Ayuso described Koreans this way: “They are very serious, meticulous and perfectionist people. They like to be very efficient, not to waste time. They are looking for transparency, legal certainty and this is how we are also going to present ourselves to investors starting on Tuesday, when we will have a very important meeting with them all.
The “discovery” of Madrid fascinates Koreans, according to the regional president: “Until recently, Madrid was unknown in this region, in this part of Asia, and it fascinates them when they know us, especially for sport or tourism. come as tourists. Once they know our businesses, our way of life, they love the joy of Spanish, being human after work; “They also like Madrid society and Spanish society.”
What he notes is that everyone is asking for less bureaucracy, less taxes and more facilities for entrepreneurship and investment: “What they are asking us above all is less bureaucracy, more flexibility, less taxes, more facilities for entrepreneurship, above all. , for young people. They are very interested in the startup network that we have launched in Madrid in recent years. “The bilingual public education system that we have up to university, which they don’t have here, and the possibility that a child from any neighborhood in Madrid can be bilingual.”
Regarding the gastronomic sector, the Madrid delegation noted that “there is a very interesting range of Spanish gastronomic products here in Korea”. “We Madrid residents are currently experiencing a unique moment. Our oils, our wines, the products of Madrid and I think we will find enormous investment opportunities there for our Madrid companies.
