Multiple organizations in Spain play key roles in supporting internationalization and trade for Spanish companies. The ICEX is instrumental in disseminating information through seminars that cover foreign markets and trade techniques.
it's a public bank
attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.
The ICO provides
funds to banks, ensures the interest of export credits that these
grant, acts as financial agent of the Spanish government
COFIDES
Its function is to support with investment the foreign investment of the companies
Spanish
COFIDES is also a company that combines public shareholders and
private
CESCE
It is a public-private company, that is, whose capital shares the State
with private companies, mainly banks.
Its function is to ensure the collection of operations with the
Exterior.
The ICEX
The ICEX organizes information dissemination activities in Spain: seminars on
foreign markets, foreign trade techniques, business opportunities that are
derive from the activity of multilateral organizations
The Territorial Network of Commerce
They are a network of representations in provinces and autonomous communities by
all of Spain.
These territorial delegations are offices of the Secretary of State for Trade and
of the ICEX for all the
National Geography.
The network of Commercial Offices abroad
The Commercial Offices have specialized personnel in trade issues
Exterior.
Secretary of State for Commerce
With this organization companies can obtain a source of financing for their international operations.
Main types of support
training
The realization
of training activities is a key activity in supporting companies:
through courses (face-to-face and online), seminars, workshops, etc.
Identification of potential partners
It is another of the key barriers to
that companies face when they approach a foreign market. The
Public administrations of many countries, usually through their
embassies, offer services to identify partners.
financing
Many countries offer their companies
similar instruments to support the financing of operations
international
Information
The lack of information is one of the main barriers faced by companies
the entities that provide support usually offer information: information
about the economy and the conditions for the countries' businesses; studies
of market on sectors; information on foreign trade techniques,
means of payment, transportation