ten reasons why - Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación

SPAIN,
A COUNTRY
OF EXCELLENCE
TEN REASONS WHY
SPAIN,
A COUNTRY
OF EXCELLENCE
TEN REASONS WHY
INTRODUCTION
Creativity, organisational capacity, exertion,
engagement: These values have allowed the
Spanish people and Spanish firms to achieve
positions of leadership in various business
sectors.
Spain has the fourth, largest economy in the
Eurozone, the fifth in the European Union and
thirteenth worldwide in terms of GDP. Spain
is the world’s eleventh largest investor and
is the second most significant investor in
Latin America, behind the United States. It is
also ranked ninth in the world as the receiver
of direct, foreign investments ($ 634 billion,
according to the latest UNCTAD report, World
Investment Report, July 2012). There are over
8,600 foreign companies in Spain, which
employ more than 1.2 million people, with
a business turnover exceeding € 400 billion
a year (Spanish National Statistics Institute,
September 2012). Spain is the seventh largest
service exporter in the world (3.04% of the
total) and the fourth in the EU. Worldwide, it is
ranked as the seventeenth largest exporter of
goods.
Spain’s geo-strategic position is one of its
greatest strengths in terms of investment and
access to other important markets: an EU
member, a bridge between Africa and Europe
and a base for establishing relationships with
Latin America and its 1.3 billion consumers,
thanks to its trade, cultural and linguistic
connections.
Spanish enterprises feature among
the world’s highest ranked companies
in sectors of significant added value
and growth potential: infrastructure
management, electricity, renewable
energies, logistics, refineries, high-speed
trains, finance, automotive, security,
biotechnologies, environment, water
treatment, aerospace, naval technology,
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information and communication
technologies, healthcare technology,
e-health and electronic management.
Spain has also set the standard in the sphere
of social economics. There are also Spanish
companies ranked among the best in the world
in mature industries, such as the fashion, agrifood and tourism.
Yet, Spain does not only occupy a noteworthy
position in the sphere of business. Spain is also
a country that demonstrates solidarity, as
shown by the fact that for over twenty years
Spain has been the country with the highest
number of organ donors in the world, by its
international development cooperation and
humanitarian aid, as well as the participation of
the Spanish Armed Forces in major operations
related to international security and stability.
Spain can also be proud of its rich cultural
and historic heritage. It has the second
largest number of World Heritage declarations
(UNESCO) of any country in the world. It boasts
first-rate, cultural and creative industries and a
language of growing international importance
with around 500 million speakers. Worldwide,
Spanish is the second most spoken mother
tongue and it is the second language of
international communication. The Spanish
language is undergoing constant development
at all levels: as a mother tongue, as an acquired
language, as a language of universal culture,
as a language of international communication
and as a language of financial exchanges.
The image of Spanish is associated with the
diffusion of an international culture of quality.
Spain is also a key world player in the
tourism industry: it is ranked second in
the world in terms of income generated from
tourism, behind the United States. It is the
country with the highest number of visitors in
Europe and the fourth highest worldwide.
INFRASTRUCTU
SPAIN, A COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN…
FIRST PORTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN:
CARGO (VALENCIA)
CRUISE SHIPS (BARCELONA)
URES
SPAIN, GLOBAL LEADER IN LAND INFRASTRUCTURES • NO. 3 WORLDWIDE AND NO. 2 IN
EUROPE IN NUMBERS OF VISITORS AND VOLUME OF AIRLINE TRAFFIC • TALGO AND CAF
ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST RAILWAY COMPANIES IN THE WORLD • THE MOST MODERN AND
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED FLEET OF TRAINS • 2ND LARGEST HIGH-SPEED NETWORK IN
THE WORLD
BUSINESS SCH
SPAIN, A COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN….
3 SPANISH BUSINESS SCHOOLS ARE SYSTEMATICALLY LISTED AMONG THE BEST IN THE
WORLD: IE, IESE, ESADE • COUNTRY WITH THE 2ND HIGHEST NUMBER OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS
(3) LISTED AMONG THE BEST 25 IN THE WORLD AND THE EUROPEAN COUNTRY WITH THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS THAT ARE AMONG THE 10 BEST IN EUROPE.
HOOLS
RANKING OF
EUROPEAN
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
2013:
1ST IE BUSINESS
SCHOOL
1STHEC PARIS
3RDLONDON
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
3RDESADE
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
5THINSEAD
6THIESE BUSINESS
SCHOOL
LARGE-SCALE
PUBLIC
WORKS
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN…
SPANISH COMPANIES MANAGE 40% OF TRANSPORT CONCESSIONS WORLDWIDE*
• THE 3 BEST TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN NUMBERS
OF MOTORWAY, AIRPORT AND PORT CONCESSIONS IN CONSTRUCTION OR USE ARE
SPANISH*
* ACCORDING TO PUBLIC WORKS FINANCING RANKING 2012
SPANISH COMPANIES
PARTICIPATE IN
PROJECTS IN OVER
90 COUNTRIES
SPANNING THE FIVE
CONTINENTS:
•MECCA-MEDINA
HIGH SPEED RAILWAY, SAUDI
ARABIA
• PANAMA CANAL
EXPANSION
PROJECT (SACYR
AND INDRA)
•MANAGEMENT
OF OVER 7,000
KM OF MOTORWAYS
(ABERTIS)
•AÇU SUPER-PORT
IN BRAZIL (FCC AND
ACCIONA)
•SR-99 TUNNEL
IN SEATTLE (ACS)
•3RD BIGGEST
HYDROELECTRIC
POWER PLANT IN
THE WORLD IN BELO
MONTE, BRAZIL
(TYPSA)
•T2 HEATHROW AND
CROSSTRAIL
(FERROVIAL)
THE AGRIFOOD
INDUSTRY
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN…
2ND BIGGEST WINE EXPORTER AND
3RD BIGGEST WINE PRODUCER
THE LARGEST SURFACE AREA OF VINEYARDS IN THE WORLD
NO. 1 PRODUCER AND
EXPORTER OF OLIVE
OIL WORLDWIDE
• NO. 1 EXPORTER
OF FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES
WORLDWIDE
• LEADER IN
GREENHOUSE
CULTIVATION • EU
COUNTRY WITH THE
LARGEST SURFACE
AREA DEDICATED
TO ECOLOGICAL
PRODUCTION
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN…
NO. 1 WORLDWIDE IN INSTALLED SOLAR
AND THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CAPACITY
NO. 1 IN EUROPE AND
NO. 4 WORLDWIDE IN
WIND ENERGY • NO. 3
IN EUROPE AND NO. 4
WORLDWIDE IN SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY,
IBERDROLA, GAMESA,
ISOLUX, ABENGOA,
ACCIONA, COBRA...
ARE ALL LEADING
INTERNATIONAL
COMPANIES….
FASHION
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN…
FASHION DESIGNERS
OF INTERNATIONAL
ACCLAIM:
• CRISTÓBAL
BALENCIAGA
• MARIANO
FORTUNY
• MANOLO BLAHNIK
• PACO RABANNE
• ÁNGEL SCHLESSER
• FRANCIS
MONTESINOS
• CUSTO DALMAU
• ELIO BERNHAYER
INDITEX (ZARA, MASSIMO DUTTI, BERSHKA,…) IS THE BIGGEST FASHION DISTRIBUTOR IN THE
WORLD, ITS STRATEGY IS UNIQUE AND IS STUDIED IN THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS. OVER 6,000
SHOPS IN 86 COUNTRIES• PRONOVIAS IS NO.1 WORLDWIDE IN THE WEDDING FASHION SECTOR •
MANGO 2,500 OUTLETS IN 109 COUNTRIES • CORTEFIEL GROUP 1,900 SHOPS IN 75 COUNTRIES
• JEANOLOGÍA REVOLUTIONISED THE JEANS SECTOR. LEADER IN THE LASER-TECHNOLOGY
APPLIED TO JEANS MARKET (85% OF GLOBAL PRODUCTION) • INDO IS THE 3RD BIGGEST
GLASSES MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD
WATER
MANAGEMENT
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN….
SPAIN IS A WORLD
LEADER IN ALL OF THE
STAGES OF COMPLETE
WATER CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
T
NO. 1 IN EUROPE AND NO. 2 WORLDWIDE IN WASTE WATER RECYCLING • 4TH BIGGEST
PRODUCER OF DESALINATED WATER IN THE WORLD AND THE BIGGEST IN EUROPE AND LATIN
AMERICA •AQUALIA (FCC) NO. 3 COMPANY WORLDWIDE IN COMPLETE WATER MANAGEMENT
AND NO. 1 IN LATIN AMERICA • ACCIONA, INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN DESALINISATION OF
SEAWATER AND BRINE THROUGH REVERSE OSMOSIS • SPANISH COMPANIES MANAGE THE
BIGGEST WASTE WATER TREATMENT PROJECTS IN THE WORLD: ACCIONA, FCC, ABENGOA...
TECHNOLOGY
SPAIN, A COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN ….
NO. 1 COUNTRY IN EUROPE AND NO. 3 WORLDWIDE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY • NO. 5 IN
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY • GRIFOLS AND PHARMAMAR ARE LEADERS IN
BIOLOGICAL MEDICINES DERIVED FROM PLASMA AND FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER,
RESPECTIVELY• NO.1 IN NUMBER OF ORGAN DONORS AND TRANSPLANTS • ALL OVER THE
WORLD THE SPANISH MODEL IS CONSIDERED EXEMPLARY
TELEFÓNICA IS THE NO. 1 EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY IN TERMS OF
BUSINESS TURNOVER AND NO. 6 WORLDWIDE IN MARKET CAPITALISATION • AMADEUS
INTERNATIONAL IS A BENCHMARK IN ADVANCED SOLUTIONS FOR THE TRAVEL AND
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INDUSTRY • INDRA IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND BIOMETRIC
SOLUTIONS• ZED GROUP AND SOFTONIC, LEADING COMPANIES IN THEIR SECTORS
GASTRONOMY
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN …
“EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA” WAS NAMED THE BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD IN 2013
• 3 RESTAURANTS AMONG THE WORLDWIDE TOP 10: CELLER DE CAN ROSA, MUGARITZA,
ARZAK • 5 AMONG THE WORLDWIDE TOP 50 • 6TH HIGHEST NUMBER OF MICHELIN STARS
WORLDWIDE
THE MEDITERRANEAN
DIET, I.E. THE SPANISH
DIET, WAS DECLARED AN
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL
HERITAGE (UNESCO
2010)• ONE OF THE
FEW COUNTRIES TO
HAVE A CULINARY
UNIVERSITY (BASQUE
CULINARY CENTRE IN
SAN SEBASTIAN)
SPORTS AND
THE SPORTING
INDUSTRY
SPAIN, COUNTRY OF EXCELLENCE IN…
INESPORT, THE PIONEERING SYSTEM FOSTERING INNOVATION AND COMPETIVENESS IN THE
SPORTING INDUSTRY• NUMBER IN CUTTING-EDGE SYNTHETIC GRASS MATERIALS (FIELDTURF
POLIGRAS) • LEADER IN SPORTING EQUIPMENT AND FLOORING (MONDO IBÉRICA), IN
SWIMMING POOL EQUIPMENT (FLUIDRA), AND IN TIMEKEEPING AND PACKAGING (MSL)
EXCELLENT CAPACITY AND EFFICIENCY IN ORGANISING LARGE SPORTING EVENTS
FIRST NATIONAL FOOTBALL
SELECTION THAT HAS
SUCCESSIVELY WON, THE
EUROPEAN CUP (2008),
THE WORLD CUP, AND FOR
THE SECOND TIME, THE
EUROPEAN CUP.
• WORLD TENNIS
CHAMPION (DAVIS CUP
ON FIVE OCCASIONS),
BASKETBALL,
SYNCHRONISED
SWIMMING, OLYMPIC
THROWING, ICE HOCKEY,
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS,
KARATE, ROCK CLIMBING,
TRIATHLON, SWIMMING,
HANDBALL, WATERPOLO,
FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL
• RENOWNED INDIVIDUAL
CHAMPIONS IN TENNIS,
MOTOR SPORTS, RALLIES,
KAYAKING, CYCLING, GOLF,
SAILING, MOTORCYCLING,
ETC.…
Febrero 2014
Gobierno de España
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación
Diseño: Oficina de Información Diplomática / Javier Hernández (www.nolsom.com)
Imprime: Oficina de Información Diplomática