Despite the red alert that practically confined the province of Malaga due to the passage of the Intense DANA that hit the capital and other parts of the regions of Axarquía and the Guadalhorce Valley on Wednesday, leaving significant flooding, Andalusia TRADE GLOBAL has managed to celebrate its 19th edition. A meeting in which they have been held successfully 1,179 B2B meetings between Andalusian companies and representatives of the Andalusian TRADE International Network.
Under the motto ‘Promote your company in the world’ The event was held on Wednesday and Thursday, managing to specify 85% of scheduled appointments in order to promote the foreign sector of Andalusia.
The meeting brought together a total of 75 countries from five continents12 more than last year. Markets served through its International Network, whose representatives have traveled to Malaga. In these meetings, representatives of Andalucía TRADE abroad have provided the necessary and valuable information to address these markets with better capacity; and even with many of these companies it has already been possible to commit concrete actions for next year.
Andalucía TRADE GLOBAL, which was convened in person at the Malaga Congress and Exhibition Center (FYCMA) for November 13 and 14, It has been organized annually for 19 years as one of the most important meetings to promote the internationalization of Andalusian companies, this being the second time in which it is held virtually, after the 2020 edition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A special edition this year in which the countries most in demand by Andalusian companies have been USA, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada and France. The event, organized by the Junta de Andalucía, through Andalucía TRADE, is part of the measures aimed at promoting the region’s foreign trade and its geographical diversification, as well as increasing the number of exporting companies.
A year of record exports
The participation data in Andalusia TRADE GLOBAL, despite the circumstances that have occurred, reflect the intense activity of Andalusian companies abroad in 2024. In the first eight months of the year, the number of regular exporters reached 5,663which represents 97% of the total registered in 2023, a record year that closed with 5,810 exporters. This category, made up of firms that have been exporting for at least four consecutive years, is essential, since from January to August it represented 88% of total Andalusian sales abroad.
International business
In this edition, it has been made easier for Andalusian companies to do business on the European continent, where it has coverage in 22 countries: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
In Asia the public agency provides service in 23 markets: China, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Thailand . Likewise, in Oceania it reaches Australia.
In America, Andalusia TRADE has generated business meetings in 19 countries: Brazil, United States, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. Finally, Andalusian firms were able to access business opportunities in ten African countries, from Morocco, Egypt, Angola, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal to South Africa.
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