News

Sep 05

Foment opens up The Brexit Line for companies

Foment’s goal is to inform and raise awareness about the importance of being prepared for a possible no-deal exit from the United Kingdom

Foment del Treball, in coordination with the Department of Enterprise of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Central Government, opens today an information and customer service to its companies associated with interests in the United Kingdom. The objective is to provide the companies with information useful for their activity, their... read more →
Sep 03
Sep 03

Foment and Eurecat sign a collaboration agreement to promote the technological competitiveness of Catalan companies

The president of Foment del Treball, Josep Sánchez Llibre, and the president of the technology centre Eurecat, Xavier Torra, sign a collaboration agreement to promote and facilitate the implementation of innovative programs in Catalan companies and foster competitiveness, growth and expansion of all economic sectors.   The president of Eurecat,... read more →
Aug 23

Visit of the Finance Parliamentary Commission of Japan

The director of the International Department of Foment, Kilian Garcia, meets with the president of the Permanent Finance Commission of Japan and former prime minister of the country, Manabu Sakai, at the Catalan organization headquarters

The president of the Parliamentary Commission of Japan and former prime minister of the country, Manabu Sakai, visits Foment del Treball, where he has met with the director of the International Department, Kilian Garcia, to address the issues of international political news and the existing economic relations between Catalonia and... read more →
Jul 11

The president of Foment meets with the consul of Peru in Barcelona.

The diplomatic and commercial activity are closely linked, so Foment works on an annual calendar of meetings that open up new business and investment opportunities for companies in Catalonia.

The consul of Peru in Barcelona, ​​Antonio García Revilla,  visited Foment del Treball, where he met with the president of the institution, Josep Sánchez Llibre. Both reflected on the current state of the Peruvian and Catalan economies and the possibilities of commercial relations between corporations. The director of the... read more →
Jul 08

Foment incorporates El Gremi de la Indústria i la Comunicació Gràfica de Catalunya as its member

The incorporation reinforces the goal of both organizations to enhance the visibility of a sector with economic and labor weight in the Catalan industry

The president of Foment del Treball, Josep Sánchez Llibre, and the representative and member of the executive board of El Gremi de la Indústria i la Comunicació Gràfica de Catalunya, Josep Bonifacio, sign the agreement under which El Gremi becomes part of the employer’s organization as an associated entity. Both... read more →
Jul 01

Presentation of the four Public Affairs advisors before the governing bodies of Foment del Treball

Valeriano Gómez Sánchez, Vicente Martínez-Pujalte, Manuel J. Silva and Carles Campuzano participated in the Executive Board and the Board of Directors of the organization

The four Public Affairs counselors appointed by Foment del Treball last May - Valeriano Gómez, Vicente Martínez-Pujalte, Manuel J. Silva and Carles Campuzano - participated today in the meeting of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors of the Catalan employers’ organization. The aim was to facilitate that the... read more →
Feb 25

Foment destaca el paper de la indústria de l’aigua per a la consecució d’un desenvolupament econòmic sostenible

Prop d’un centenar de professionals del sector agrícola i industrial s’han reunit a Foment del Treball per assistir a la jornada, “Indústria i sostenibilitat: Reptes i perspectives per a la indústria de l’agua”, organitzada per l’Institut Agrícola Català de Sant Isidre. L’objectiu de la sessió ha estat reflexionar sobre els reptes de... read more →
Mar 21

Foment Up is looking for Data & IoT Startups to connect with Gas Natural Fenosa

A program to build strategic partnerships between startups and corporates in Barcelona

Our main mission is to identify emerging companies that drive the innovation in a specific sector, for which we offer tailor-made programs that include the participation of mentors from leading companies in their sector. The first edition with Gas Natural Fenosa offers an adhoc learning program with workshops... read more →
Jul 14

Prices rise 0.3% in Catalonia in June, the second consecutive month with positive figures​​

In Spain, year-on-year CPI increases 0.1% due to electricity and food, leaving behind eleven months of fall

Annual variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) maintains the positive tendency that started in May. In Catalonia, prices rose 0.3% this June, two more decimals than last month. In Spain, there was an increase of 0.1%, meaning the first time with positive figures for over eleven months. Those... read more →
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