Rueda meets with a delegation from the Chinese conglomerate Citic Group to review its projects in Galicia and explore opportunities for future collaboration
He presents Galicia as an attractive place to invest, thanks to advantages such as institutional stability and government support for strategic projects. Santiago de Compostela, 21 September 2026 The President of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, met this morning with a delegation from the Chinese conglomerate Citic Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation) to review […]
Lorenzana highlights the ICT sector as essential, as it provides the infrastructure that enables industry to innovate
She points to its importance within the Strategic Initiative on Security, Defence and Aerospace (IESDA), as the aim is to transfer civil innovation into security and defence applications She announced that the Galician Business Innovation Strategy, which the Xunta is currently finalising, will also be closely linked to ICT, since its main objective is to […]
The Xunta highlights artificial intelligence as an opportunity to improve the competitiveness of the wood and design sector
The Director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part in the opening of the Executive Training Programme in Artificial Intelligence, promoted by the Galician Wood and Design Cluster She highlighted the importance of bringing innovation into companies’ day-to-day operations by identifying practical applications that can save time, improve decision-making and optimise processes She recalled that Igape […]
The Xunta champions Galician fashion as a strategic sector and innovation as a lever for strengthening its competitiveness
The Director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part today in the opening of Galicia conversa: Anatomy of Galician Fashion, where she highlighted Galicia’s tradition, expertise, business culture and talent in an industry capable of competing in international markets She focused on the sector’s transformation through new materials and processes, digitalisation, sustainability, new sales channels and […]
The Xunta is committed to industrialising innovation and extending the full potential of artificial intelligence to more Galician businesses
At the second edition of GALIA TECH, Igape Director Covadonga Toca highlighted that Galicia is starting from an advanced position, with a business community and innovation ecosystem already incorporating artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies into their activities She underlined that the challenge is to ensure that knowledge, technology and talent are translated into new […]
The Xunta strengthens business ties with Mexico to foster new investment opportunities
In 2025, Galician exports to Mexico reached €324 million The automotive, textile, agri-food and metal-mechanical sectors account for a substantial share of Galician sales in this market Lorenzana reaffirmed the Galician Government’s commitment to supporting the business community in expanding internationally and attracting new lines of business Santiago de Compostela, 16 September 2026 The Regional […]
Lorenzana highlights that the Xunta will award major industrial projects in security, defence and aerospace, giving priority to manufacturing in Galicia
The call has a budget of €40 million and seeks to establish business consortia to develop dual-use technologies linked to security, defence and aerospace Lorenzana explains that a feature distinguishing this call from previous ones is that it gives priority to manufacturing in Galicia. This means ensuring that “each investment leaves behind permanent production capacity, […]
The Xunta keeps its €2 million loan scheme open to help Galician wineries purchase grapes during this year’s harvest
Since the application period opened on 5 August, more than ten applications have already been submitted, representing total financing of €3.62 million Across the three calls issued to date (2023–2025), 119 wineries have benefited from this support, mobilising more than €41.7 million in financing and receiving €2.1 million in loans Lorenzana described Santiago Roma Wineries […]
Rueda highlights that the development of nearly 12 million square metres of new industrial land by 2030 will enable existing businesses to expand and new companies to be attracted
He highlights that this will mean making more land available over the coming years than has been made available since Xestur was established in the mid-1980s Once the As Gándaras Business Park is complete, it will cover more than 2 million square metres, with total investment expected to be around €90 million Today, 27 of […]
The Xunta is making progress on the work required to put the construction works for the new Ribeira business park out to tender by the end of the year
Xestur’s managing director, Diego Toja, accompanied by the mayor of the municipality, María Sampedro, oversaw the start of the geological and geotechnical study prior to the development of the future business park, which will cover an area of 260,000 m². Ribeira (A Coruña), 10 September 2026 The managing director of Xestión de Solo de Galicia-Xestur, […]
