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| 2007 Observatory Report |
11/02/2008 |
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We are pleased to present the 2007 Barcelona Observatory Report.
The Barcelona Observatory is an initiative promoted by Barcelona City Council and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. A significant number of the city's entities collaborate with these institutions during the preparation of the Report. These entities work with the Executive Secretariat year after year, providing information and making key contributions on their respective sectors of activity.
With this sixth edition of the annual report of the Barcelona Observatory, we wish to continue offering references that can serve as a base for the decisions made by those economic agents who are interested in doing business or setting up business in Barcelona, and to offer support to any candidatures to host events in the city of Barcelona and to assist any businesses that are considering opening headquarters here. With this in mind, we position Barcelona in terms of the main cities of the world, just as we have done in previous Reports.
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| Telefónica to invest 15 million euros in biomedicine and 22@ district |
21/05/2007 |
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Telefónica has announced investments of 15 million euros in new biomedicine and technology projects to be completed at the 22@ district, in Barcelona, the company's CEO, César Alierta said.
The telecoms operator is to create a new multilingual center to carry out research in the fields of language recognition and translation, with an investment of 3 million euros. Telefónica will also collaborate with Universitat Pompeu Fabra's Municipal Institute of Medical Reseach to develop six projects of medical tele-assistance and new technologies, with a funding of 6.3 million euros. The Spanish operator is also starting the construction of the Telefónica University campus in La Roca del Vallès.
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| Schneider Electric to strengthen its business in Europe from Barcelona |
21/05/2007 |
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French conglomerate Schneider Electric has decided to overhaul its operations to prepare for a new international expansion. The company is to establish Barcelona as the base for its new European division, a region representing 35% of Schneider's revenue, or 4.8 billion euros. The division is to include the markets of the Iberian Peninsula, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy. |
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