Friday, November 6, 2026 - 16:30
- The Director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part in the ‘Looking at the Future’ event in A Coruña, organised by Club Cámara Noroeste, where she highlighted the importance of turning Galicia’s industrial potential into new opportunities for business growth
- She emphasises that the Galician Business Innovation Strategy 2026–2028, backed by more than €400 million, aims to turn knowledge and technology into productive activity, jobs and greater added value
- She highlights Igape’s commitment to a more personalised, hands-on support model that brings together investment, financing, innovation and internationalisation tools to meet businesses’ needs
- A Coruña, 6 November 2026
- The Director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, today highlighted the Xunta’s commitment to connecting Galicia’s industrial capabilities with innovation, internationalisation and investment attraction to strengthen the competitiveness of Galician businesses. She was speaking at the ‘Looking at the Future’ event, organised by Club Cámara Noroeste in A Coruña, where she highlighted the region’s strong industrial base and the importance of harnessing new technologies to move towards higher-value-added activities.
- In this regard, Toca Carús noted that Galicia’s industrial gross value added reached €12.3 billion in 2025, the highest figure on record, while exports totalled €30.939 billion, exceeding the €30 billion mark for the third consecutive year.
- Building on this foundation, the Director of Igape highlighted the Galician Business Innovation Strategy 2026–2028, recently approved by the Xunta and backed by more than €400 million. The strategy aims to bring innovation to more businesses and ensure that it translates into higher productivity, new products, more efficient processes and opportunities for growth.
- Turning to internationalisation, she stressed its importance as a major driver of business growth, highlighting the need to expand the exporter base, diversify markets and strengthen the presence of Galician businesses abroad. In this regard, she highlighted Igape’s network of overseas offices, currently present in six strategic markets, and its forthcoming expansion to Brazil and Argentina to take advantage of the business opportunities offered by Mercosur.
- More hands-on, comprehensive business support
- The Director also highlighted Igape’s shift towards a more personalised and proactive business support model, designed to anticipate companies’ needs and provide tailored responses to each project.
- In this regard, she emphasised the role of the Oficina Económica de Galicia, which, since its launch, has handled more than 47,700 enquiries, held over 2,400 meetings with businesses and supported more than 530 projects of particular significance.
- Toca Carús also noted that Igape will have a budget of more than €280 million in 2027 to continue promoting investment, innovation, financing and internationalisation among Galician businesses.
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