In the meeting, organized by Cepyme and the PGS consultant, Maroto said that "beyond Madrid and Barcelona, the twenty cities present in this forum – and many others – offer opportunities for economic development and investment attraction, both national and international."
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and TourismThe minister recalled the territorial vocation of the Ministry of Industry and highlighted projects such as "Scale to Castelló"from Castellón, the CIDE Business Development Center of Segovia or the Elche footwear cluster, which has had the opportunity to meet on the spot. He also mentioned the work carried out in Miranda de Ebro, Puertollano, Torrelavega, Benavente, Tres Cantos and Bailén.
Likewise, it detailed the lines of action and accompaniment of the Ministry, such as Reindus Program, which benefited more than two hundred companies last year, the agency Invest in Spain, whose objective is to promote foreign direct investment in Spain, or the Smart Tourist Destinations Network, in which more than one hundred entities already participate.
Finally, he valued this type of forums that favor the implementation of new companies that contribute to strengthen the business fabric, spill the territories and promote economic development, and promised to visit during 2020 some of the cities that are part of this Forum.