THE GALICIAN AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT
Companies require greater financial support when they are involved in expanding their international presence. Aware of the challenges facing Galician companies in terms of accessing external processes, the Autonomous Government provides several lines of funding.
- IGAPE (Galician Institute for Economic Promotion)
Administrative control of the Autonomous Region of Galicia is in hands of its autonomous government, the Xunta de Galicia, and its various bodies and organizations as defined in the Statute of Autonomy for Galicia. One of these bodies, dependent on the Regional Ministry of Economy and Finance, is the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (IGAPE), defined as the Regional Development Agency of Galicia.
One of the IGAPE’s main objectives is to facilitate the international presence of Galician companies by providing a suitable range of services and financial support for their differing requirements. Funding is available to finance market research or enterprise analysis to determine the capacity of businesses for international expansion, for appearing at international trade fairs and promoting international enterprise cooperation.
Its most relevant areas of activity in providing support for international expansion are:
One of the IGAPE’s main objectives is to facilitate the international presence of Galician companies by providing a suitable range of services and financial support for their differing requirements. Funding is available to finance market research or enterprise analysis to determine the capacity of businesses for international expansion, for appearing at international trade fairs and promoting international enterprise cooperation.
Its most relevant areas of activity in providing support for international expansion are:
- IGAPE-ICO – Organisations to finance investments.
- Financial incentives from the IGAPE for international expansion.
- Foreign investment and cooperation in ACP states: IGAPE – CDE collaboration.
- External investment and cooperation:IGAPE – COFIDES agreement.
Among the services related to international expansion, there is a useful support database for international expansion and a simultaneous telephone interpretation service.
