The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, received in the Moncloa Palace to a prominent delegation of Ibero-American businessmen, who detailed their investment projects in Spain. This meeting takes place in the run-up to the VIII Ibero-American Congress of the Business Council Alliance for Ibero-America (CEAPI), to be held in Seville from 2 to 4 in June.
During the meeting, President Sánchez stressed the importance of strengthening the business space iberoamericanIn a context of geopolitical changes, he highlighted Spain's role as a "natural bridge" between Latin America and the European UnionHe also emphasized the trade agreements currently under development, which promise to boost economic flows and business volume between the two regions.
Spain, Global Platform for Multilatinas
For its part, Núria Vilanova highlighted the fundamental work of the CEAPI, an organization that brings together more than 350 partners from 18 countries, united under the motto «Believe, create and grow in Latin America"This creed translates into concrete actions such as promoting economic growth, public-private collaboration, fighting inequality, supporting female talent and leadership, and promoting the transformation of multilatinas into multi-iberoamericanas."
Vilanova emphasized a paradigm shift: "Multilatinas have stopped investing only in Latin America And now they choose Spain for their globalization: they have become multi-Ibero-American.” The president of CEAPI presented compelling data to support this claim: Latin America represents 30% of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Spain and is the source of 9.4% of all accumulated investment that the country receives, with Mexico contributing half of this figure.
Núria Vilanova emphasized that Latin America is now key to the Spanish economy: "Multinational companies have stopped investing only in Latin America and are now choosing Spain for their globalization: they have become multi-Ibero-American."
A CEAPI study reveals that the main motivations for investing in Spain are the ease of connection with Latin America (75%), the importance of Spanish companies as clients (55%), and the consideration of Spain as a springboard for accessing other European markets (55%).
High-Level Delegation and Pre-Congress Agenda
The delegation that attended the meeting included prominent business leaders such as Emilio Agustín Ilac (PUENTE, Argentina), Marilyn Cochamanidis (Grupo Kuljis, Bolivia), Ricardo Jara Ayala (Real Time, Chile), Omar González Pardo (Grupo Trinity, Colombia), Manuel Laborde (Uniban, Colombia), Carlos Valenciano Kamer (Gestionadora de Crédito, Costa Rica), Cynthia Grunauer (Casa Motor Plan, Ecuador), Francisco José Sinibaldi Balleza (Distribuidora Maravilla, Guatemala), Guillermo Bueso (Banco Atlántida, Honduras), Luis Amodio (OHLA, Mexico), Esteban Morabito (Maahs, Paraguay) and Marita Alfaro (Association of Family Businesses, Peru).
These businessmen are holding a series of institutional meetings in the week prior to the CEAPI Congress. The congress, titled "Connecting Continents, Building Opportunities," will bring together more than 500 company presidents and institutional leaders from some 20 Ibero-American countries. It will feature 75 prominent speakers from the business, political, and various industrial sectors.
The CEAPI Ibero-American Congress has established itself as a leading forum for analyzing trends and discussing the most pressing global challenges, their impact on the region, and strategies to address them, bringing together business leaders and institutions from across Latin America.
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