Today’s number is about… investments
95% of companies expect to maintain their investments in Spain in 2017 and the same percentage intends to increase their workforce next year, according to the report “Business Climate in Spain from a Foreign Investor’s Perspective”, jointly prepared by ICEX-Invest in Spain, Multinationals for Spain’s Brand and the IESE’s International Center for Competitiveness.
In terms of turnover, 62% of surveyed companies expect an increase in 2016 over 2015. Only 4% think it will decrease and 69% say turnover will improve in 2017.
Foreign companies’ exports from Spain will also improve in 2016, according to 96% of survey respondents. 98% expect exports to increase in 2017.
Based on the opinions shared by foreign companies, the report concludes that Spain’s greatest strength lies in infrastructure, in addition to aspects related to quality of life. They also say that the size of the market is growing thanks to the economic recovery and improving internal demand.