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The first Edition of the Andorra Business Market gathers over 100 participants among business people, investors and entrepreneurs

2024-09-27T12:45:29+01:0018/06/2021|

The first Edition of the Andorra Business Market is being celebrated this Friday in Andorra la Vella with a number of participants exceeding all expectations. Over 130 people, business owners, investors and entrepreneurs are taking part in various meetings, in an event organized by Andorra Business. The inauguration was given by the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for Andorra and president of Andorra Business, Jordi Gallardo, who presented the business opportunities in Andorra. Gallardo highlighted that “the goal of the event is to connect Andorra´s business ecosystem with investor networks, Business Angels, and national and international Venture capital, and [...]

Andorra Business reaches an agreement with Global Esports Summit to show Andorra´s potential in eSports to Europe´s most important congress

2021-08-19T11:19:04+01:0017/06/2021|

Global Esports Summit and Andorra Business have signed an Institutional Partner agreement for the GES 21, Europe´s largest eSports congress, which will take place on the 27th and 28th of October this year, at Kinépolis in Madrid. The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for Andorra and president of Andorra Business, Jordi Gallardo; the Secretary of State for Economic Diversification and Innovation, Marc Galabert; and the general director of Global Esports Summit, Antonio Lacasa; signed the agreement during an act that took place in the Government building at Prat del Rull. Through this formalization, both entities pledge to focus on [...]

The digital transformation of commerce, topic of the INNTEC 2021 seminar

2021-06-21T13:51:42+01:0015/06/2021|

Omnichannelling and data-driven culture will be at the center of the fifth Edition of the INNTEC seminar, that will take place on the 22nd of June both in-person and online. Commerce, restaurants and hotels are the sectors which have transformed fastest over the last year, in part due to the capacity restrictions in place caused by Covid-19. However, they are not the only ones: the financial sector and the public administration must also face an ever more demanding consumer, expecting the same level of remote service from all companies as the service offered by the digital ones. That is why [...]

The launching of Andorra Business, Andorra Research and Innovation, and Andorra Digital

2021-06-23T13:43:12+01:0008/06/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo and the Minister of Education and Higher Studies, Ester Vilarrubla, presented on Tuesday June 8th the launching of three new brands: Andorra Business, Andorra Research and Innovation, and Andorra Digital. In this sense, Gallardo explained that “today we are presenting brands which are stronger internationally, in the same line as other countries, that are born with the aim of strengthening Andorra´s positioning in in three key pillars that are the country´s economic model and its business sector, knowledge and digitalization, and all under a resource optimization strategy, improvement of synergies and [...]

The term in which to present applications for the Actua Business 2021 subventions is opened

2021-06-21T13:55:11+01:0031/05/2021|

Actua Business presented on Monday, 31st of May, the fourth edition of the subventions program for small and mid-size Andorran businesses, aimed at providing support to their transformation process towards more innovative and competitive businesses. This year, Actua has allotted a total amount of 180.000 euros and the maximum given to each beneficiary can be 5.000 euros. The presentation was given by the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, and the director of Actua Business, Judit Hidalgo. Gallardo highlighted that “the aid provided by Actua Business is aimed at contracting a determined type of [...]

The Andorra Innovation Hub and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are organizing a joint online introductory course on Omics technologies

2021-05-17T09:34:22+01:0017/05/2021|

The Andorra Innovation Hub and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are organizing a joint online introductory course on Omics technologies (with a focus on genomics and proteomics) and Bioinformatics for research and relevant applications, with a strong focus on applications in the clinic. This course is addressed to medical and health professionals and researchers from different areas (life sciences, biodiversity, and others) who want to learn about the fundamentals and the potential of omics technologies and bioinformatics for their areas of activity. Multiple educational lectures from experts in genomics, proteomics and computational analysis will provide an overview on these [...]

Actua Business launches the Andorra Business Market connecting business people and entrepreneurs with large investors on the 18th of June

2023-02-07T14:12:38+01:0012/05/2021|

The Andorra Business Market is an open and dynamic participative forum, organized by Actua Business, in collaboration with the Business Market network, on June 18th at the Park Hotel in Andorra la Vella, where companies, entrepreneurs and investors will interact. The aim is to connect the Andorran business ecosystem with a network of investors, Business Angels, and Venture capital both national and international. The program will host round tables, conferences, investment rounds and networking sessions. All of which, open to investment models in embryonic, developmental or consolidated stages, as well as asset acquisition and business investments. The director of Actua [...]

Andorra becomes the first country in the world to approve a Strategic Plan for Electronic Sports

2021-06-21T14:14:04+01:0010/05/2021|

The Government of Andorra and Actua Business, with the support of Auren, have developed a strategic plan to place Andorra as an International reference in the sector of electronic sports (eSports). In this way, the Principality becomes the second European country and fifth in the world in passing a law to regulate this sector, and the first in approving the development of a strategic plan. In this sense the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, and President of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, in the presentation that took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Congress Center in Andorra la Vella, [...]

Gallardo explains to the business people of the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona why Andorra is of such interest in diverse international economic sectors

2021-06-21T14:07:33+01:0003/05/2021|

The arrival of Grifols in Andorra, the Ibero American Summit recently celebrated in the country, the managing of the Covid-19 crisis, the innovative projects and business opportunities in the Principality, were the center of the intervention given on Monday afternoon by the Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, to the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona. In attendance were the delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalunya, Teresa Cunillera, the president and the vice-president of the Círculo Ecuestre, Antonio Delgado and Enrique Lacalle, as well as over 40 business people from the Catalan capital, who also showed interest in the [...]

Grífols arrives in Andorra with the support of Actua Empresa and the Government, and will open an Immunology Research Center

2021-05-07T13:38:48+01:0028/04/2021|

The Government and the multinational pharmaceutical company Grífols have agreed to jointly wok on establishing a center in Andorra, dedicated to research in immunology. The memorandum of understanding allows the launching of this public/private initiative with the participation of Actua Business that aims to position the Principality in the front lines of international scientific research. The construction of the headquarters for the Immunology Research Center of the Pyrenees is planned to take place on the Casa Rossell lands in Ordino, currently owned by the government. The Head of Government, Xavier Espot, celebrated the agreement formalized today during the Board of [...]

You can now register for the second Edition of the Growth program for company development promoted by Actua Business

2024-07-23T13:27:00+01:0027/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, and the director of Actua Business, Judit Hidalgo, presented on Tuesday, April 27th, the second Edition of the Growth Program, a support initiative for those companies having a high growth potential. After the prior edition´s success, Actua Business informed that this year 15 companies will be able to enjoy this program, which among other things includes 80 hours of specialized knowledge, provided by professionals from the business world, a tailor made growth plan which includes a 33 hour mix of individual mentoring in work areas such as [...]

Andorra hosts the XXVII Ibero-American Summit with great success

2023-02-07T14:04:07+01:0022/04/2021|

The Head of Government, Xavier Espot, qualified the celebration of the XXVII Ibero-American Heads of State and Government summit as a “great success” hosted on Wednesday April 21st in Soldeu, Andorra. He expressed this sentiment during the press conference following the plenary meeting in which the Ibero-American Secretary General, Rebeca Grynspan, and the president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, also participated. Espot showed himself to be completely satisfied with the results of the Summit with the final declaration, the engagements reached and the 16 special announcements that had been agreed upon. He recalled that under Andorra´s mandate a total [...]

Andorra closes an agreement with Leitat in order to boost 4.0 industry

2021-04-27T13:43:35+01:0019/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for the Government of Andorra and president of Actua Innovation, Jordi Gallardo, and the general director of Leitat, Jordi Rodríguez, signed, on Monday in Andorra la Vella, an agreement to collectively study the potential of 4.0 industry in the territory. The agreement will allow collaboration between the Technological center and the Andorran administration in investigation and development projects (I+D), given Leitat´s leadership in this field, and the putting into practice of initiatives Connected to 4.0 industry. Specifically, in the last few years, Leitat has launched initiatives linked to 3D printing in order to [...]

Andorra declares sport to be a Sector of National Interest to promote during the pandemic

2021-04-27T13:47:12+01:0015/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, the Health Minister, Joan Martínez Benazet, the Tourism Minister, Verònica Canals and the Minister for Culture and Sports, Sílvia Riva, presented on April 15th the declaration of Sport as a Sector of National Interest. The event was actively participated in by both Josep Marticella and Gemma Riu, from the Andorra Esports Clúster, organization which promoted the request to be of national interest. Among other aspects, the declaration allows the sector to know in accordance with each pandemic risk level, which sporting activities and tourism sports are permitted, and which protocols must [...]

Andorra and Israel will work together on developing the innovation and startup ecosystem in the Principality

2021-04-13T17:14:23+01:0013/04/2021|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for the Government of Andorra, and president of Innovation Hub Andorra, Jordi Gallardo, and the general director of the Israel Innovation Institute, Jonathan Menuhin, signed this afternoon a collaboration agreement to foster the development of the Andorran innovation and startups ecosystem. The aim of this agreement is to work together in several areas that could materialize into support and assessment projects in the definition and developing of the Andorra´s Innovation and Startup Ecosystem, as well as collaborating on specific projects and initiatives related to the fields of specialization of each institute, such as [...]

The IMF positively assesses the managing of the pandemic and Andorra´s perspectives for economic recovery

2021-06-28T11:27:51+01:0012/04/2021|

The International Monetary Fund published the preliminary conclusions of its technical staff extracted from meetings that took place within the framework of periodic consultations of the organism´s member states. In the publication they highlighted the managing of the health crisis carried out in the Principality and the capacity to react by passing mitigating economic measures to the effects of the pandemic. They also signal the good outlook for economic recovery, the stability of some sectors and the diversification strategy. The Finance Minister, Eric Jover and the State Secretary of International Financial Affairs, Marc Ballesta, explained that this preliminary report is [...]

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