Catalonia-Ghana Industrial know-how. In collaboration with:

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1 Catalonia-Ghana Industrial know-how In collaboration with:

2 I. PRESENTATION OF CATALONIA

3 Catalonia: An Economy Open to the World 6th EUROZONE ECONOMY WITH THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE IN EXPORTS (2015) over 65.1 billion HISTORICAL RECORD OF EXPORTS IN 2016 FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR (+2.0% over 2015) 9th HIGHEST EU COUNTRY FOR OVERSEAS SALES PER CAPITA (2015) (*) (*) Including sales to the rest of Spain 62.3% EXPORTS AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SALES (2015) (*) 16,929 COMPANIES EXPORT REGULARLY 3,152 COMPANIES HAVE SUBSIDIARIES ABROAD

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5 Leaders in Attracting Investment In 2015, Catalonia was the 4th region in Europe as a whole and the leading region in Continental Western Europe in terms of attracting investment, based on the volume of investment attracted. Destination Region Number of Projects Investment Volume (M ) Jobs Created 1 South East England , ,215 2 Scotland , ,497 3 Central Federal District (Russia) 72 5, ,217 4 Catalonia 113 5, ,465 5 Turkey 153 5, ,851 6 Ireland 177 4, ,361 7 Poland 189 4, ,915 8 West Netherlands 112 3, ,165 9 Serbia 37 3, , Romania 112 3, ,454 6,400 MULTINATIONALS ESTABLISHED IN CATALONIA TOTAL 1,506 56, ,237 Source: FDI Markets. By order of investment volume.

6 Catalonia: Land of Innovation 1st 3.32 billion SPENDING ON TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN 2015 (+6.6% over 2014) REGION IN CONTINENTAL WESTERN EUROPE FOR R&D INVESTMENT PROJECTS ( ) 2.63% OF TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED (Horizon 2020) 54.1% OF ALL R&D INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN SPAIN ( ) 79 projects 0.96 billion 6,278 jobs Sources: Innovation in Companies Survey (EIC), based on data from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE), FDI Markets and the CDTI. 9,449 INNOVATIVE COMPANIES period (+7.0% over period) 4,303 TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATORS

7 The Catalan Competitive Mix Catalonia boasts a dynamic, industrial, diverse and extremely business-friendly economy Adding more to your business model, with diversified industrial activities backed up by a solid network of suppliers and services. Both the public and private sectors have made innovation and technology a priority in Catalonia. With the drive and assistance to turn great ideas into reality, Barcelona is a dynamic start-up ecosystem where new initiatives can flourish. From Southern Europe, Catalonia and Barcelona connect you to the world through an open trading economy and first-rate infrastructure. With top-level universities and prestigious business schools, companies can rely on a pool of talented and committed professionals. Through the offices of Catalonia Trade & Investment, a probusiness government creates a supportive ecosystem for business.

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10 STRONG SECTOR: AGRO FOOD INDUSTRY The main subsector of the Catalan food industry is meat products, specially pork. Subsector Percentage of Sales Percentage of Employees Companies Companies with 50 or more employees Meat products Oils and fats Prepared animal feeds Drinks Bakery and farinaceous products Dairy Products Fruit and Vegetable products Fish and Seafood products Other food products Sources: Informe Anual sobre la Indústria a Catalunya 2015 (Anual Report on Catalan Industry), 2015, 2014 Data.

11 What is Catalonia Trade & Investment? In a changing environment and an increasingly global market, we aim to boost the capacity of the Catalan business community Our work is focused on a key pairing for business competitiveness: innovation and internationalisation The Government of Catalonia s agency for business competitiveness A clear link between innovation and internationalisation: most innovative companies are exporters (57,2%) The London School of Economics recommends the integration of innovation and internationalisation policies It provides support to 1,831 internationalisation projects and 4,161 innovation projects a year It mainly focuses on SMEs, which represent 98% of Catalonia s business community

12 Catalan Government's Trade & Investment Offices

13 II. CATALONIA-GHANA COLLABORATIONS

14 Ghana Catalonia Gateway to Africa More than 650 Catalan companies exporting to Ghana Investment projects in food, construction and beverages industries Catalan exports to Ghana have increased almost 200% between 2010 and 2016 Exports Increase of 17% between 2015 and 2016 Imports of 41.2 millions euros, 47% of Spanish imports increase of 118% between 2010 and 2016

15 Catalonia-Ghana exchanges Main exports to Ghana Construction materials Machinery and industrial technology Chemical products and additives for food sector Main exports to Ghana Cocoa Shea butter Metals

16 Catalonia-Ghana collaborations opportunities Industrial technology Partnerships for innovative industrial technologies Engineering and agroprocessing industrial processes for ISO and export requirements Packaging solutions, machinery, ingredients Formulas, ingredients, inputs Zero waste industry Waste to energy Waste and water treatment Circular economy Consortium for multilateral projects

17 Catalonia-Ghana collaborations opportunities Innovation and R & D projects Technological partners research Fellowship program TECNIOSPRING Plus that funds international research program and salary for Ghanaian researchers candidates with Catalan company or technological centres B2B and match making Suppliers search service Trade fairs Trade mission B2B, seminars and training sessions

18 Collaboration with AGI Workshops, B2B, trade mission, factories visits

19 Examples of projects INDUS defines Ghana as a market with high potential growth and plenty of opportunities to be unlocked, which offers political, social and economic that should be taken into account for Catalan firms who want to expand and are looking into Africa. For them, entering the country is also a challenge for Catalan firms, who have to learn to listen to their new clients and get to know them in order to understand what they need Tecnoambiente, a consultancy specialising in the marine environment and continental waters, which is currently carrying out an environmental monitoring program in the country to establish optimum conditions for the development of oil and gas offshore operations. It is a clear example of the exchange of knowledge and wide experience in this field. Gomà-Camps, a family company that works in the manufacture of paper, which is looking for local partners that know the market and have the operational capability to help them introduce their product and will help them develop a distribution network in the country.

20 Contact details Florence Hiard, director Catalonia Trade & Investment Ministry of Business and Knowledge, Government of Catalonia 19, Aviation Road, Airport Residential area Accra Tel: