Invest in Basque Country
The Basque Country, one of the regions with the best reputation for doing business
In the Basque Country, we believe and invest in our companies. For more than 40 years, we have been engaged in a race to be competitive, with a high industrial concentration and intelligent specialisation. Thanks to the Basque Country's tax autonomy and tax system, we have regulatory and management capacity and, today, we are one of the regions with the best reputation for doing business.
Companies such as Giroa Veolia, Alstom, Thissenkrupp, General Electric, Mercedes-Benz and Siemens are already here. What about you?
Guarantee the viability of your investment.
The Basque Country, a pole of competitiveness in the main sectors
Basque industry has consolidated its commitment to efficiency, quality, technification and internationalisation, thanks to the industrial policy developed by the institutions. A good example of this are the clusters and their high levels of competitiveness, based on private collaborative management models.
Automotive
The Basque Country’s automotive sector is innovative, competitive and comprehensive. Its high level of efficiency and effectiveness means that its management levels are comparable to the most advanced countries in the world.
- Present in all vehicle functions (transmission, engine, interior elements, etc.).
- Major Tier 1, 2, 3 and OEM companies
- 300 Companies
- 100.000 Jobs
- 19.311 M€
- Basque Automotive Cluster
Energy
The energy sector in the Basque Country is strategic and highly dynamic throughout the value chain and in the manufacture of equipment or services for the installation and maintenance of energy infrastructures.
- Sector with a large presence in all the CoVs (wind, solar, hydrogen...)
- Presence of large tractor companiess
- 342 Companies
- 63.364 Jobs
- 48.811 M€
- Basque Energy Cluster
Electronics & ICT
The electronics and information and communication technologies sector boasts pioneering companies that support the transformation of companies with a view to increasing and fostering competitiveness through the application of technology.
- Integral solutions for the development and evolution of organizations, infrastructures and processes.
- Division of the Value Chain in 2 dimensions
- 258 Companies
- 19.276 Jobs
- 4.958 M€
- Basque Electronics Cluster
Advanced Machinery
The Basque Country is ranked third largest producer in the European Union and its network of qualified suppliers is concentrated in a radius of less than 300Km.
- 90% of the machine-tools in Spain are manufactured in the Basque Country
- 3rd largest producer in Europe and 9th largest in the world
- 128 Companies
- 7.489 Jobs
- 1.731 M€
- Basque Machine-Tool Cluster
Aeronautics
The aeronautics industry is one of the strategic sectors in the Basque Country due to product development with high added value and the generation of qualified employment.
- Present in the World's Major Programs and Customers - Aerostructures, Engines, Systems and Space
- Strong institutional support
- 52 Companies
- 14.586 Jobs
- 1.867 M€
- Basque Aerospace Cluster
Biosciences
The biosciences sector has emerged as a successful move, able to add value and generate wealth for the Basque Country thanks to its heavy investment in R&D&I, the offer of highly qualified employment and the international focus.
- Strategic sector, within Health 4.0
- Close relationship with ITCs
- High opportunities in biotechnology
- 150 Companies
- 7.300 Jobs
- 1.450 M€
- Basque Biosciences Cluster
Ecoindustries
The Basque Country is making a commitment to a new economic model based on the Circular Economy, facilitating the production of goods and services while reducing consumption and waste of raw materials, water and energy sources.
- Reference territory in Ecoindustries and Circular Economy
- Both local and international laboratories
- 436 Companies
- 15.700 Jobs
- 3.715 M€
- Basque Ecoindustries Cluster
Logistics & Mobility
A sector that encompasses the entire value chain of transport and distribution of people and goods, from shippers, infrastructures, operators and product and service companies.
- Strategic position in the EU, as a logistics hub and key link in the European Atlantic axis
- High-capacity logistics infrastructure network
- +100 Companies
- 26.135 Jobs
- 5.069 M€
- Basque Mobility & Logistics Cluster
AgriFood
With a long gastronomic tradition, the Basque Country has become a benchmark in the production of high quality food and beverages, as well as in innovation in food technologies and the promotion of local gastronomy.
- Food for Future: innovation event to transform the industry
- Basque Culinary Center: higher education center
- 246 Companies
- 6.286 Jobs
- 1.399 M€
- Basque AgriFood Cluster
We participate in the great alliance to boost the technological ecosystem of the Basque Country
Basque Research
& Technology Alliance
BRTA was created to meet the industrial challenges of the Basque Country and to compete with large international leading corporations in technology research and development. This great alliance will be the spearhead of Basque research in Europe and the rest of the world, and the Spri Group is an active part of it.
Basque Research and Technology Alliance was established through a collaboration agreement between 16 technology centres and cooperative research centres belonging to the Basque Science, Technology and Innovation Network, the Basque Government, the Provincial Councils of Alava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa and the SPRI Group.
The Basque Country has regulatory and management capacity thanks to its autonomous tax system
Two of the most important commitments of the Basque institutions are developing business and encouraging the creation of new companies and businesses. The instruments made available to people to create, develop and consolidate companies emerge from these commitments.
- Refundable advances
- Low interest loans
- Tax incentives
- Vocational training tailored to workers' needs
- Grants for R&D projects
- Mutual Guarantee Societies
- Financial Institutions
- Social Institutions
- Specific Funds
- Business Angels Network
- Seed Funding
- Research, development and innovation
- Investments in Environment and Sustainability
- Startups: Reduction in the tax base and purchase of shares by investment
- Patents
- Job creation
- New non-current assets
- Incentives related to financing
We advise foreign investors who see the Basque Country as their best ally in Europe. Ready to do business in the Basque Country?
Contact us, and we will make your project a success: search for funding, partners, processing of grants, competitive intelligence service, relations with institutions and clusters in the sector.
The success of your project is our only goal
01_ Project development
We will provide you with reports with data tailored to your needs in order to make the first decisions and establish a strategy to speed up the administrative processes. We will also make a cost estimate and put you in touch with consultants who specialise in the areas you need.
02_ Financial advice
We are the Basque Government Agency for the development of the company, and that allows us to be in a privileged position, with the capacity to personalise to the maximum the assistance we offer you. The Basque Country has its own tax system and fiscal autonomy, which is something you will not find in other regions, and here we will advise you so that you can get the financing that your project needs.
We will put you in touch with financial institutions and private investors
03_ Processing of grants
Do you want to benefit from all the financing programmes and make the most of it?
We have the key to this, from the establishment of the company, to the maturation or consolidation phase. We find the programmes that fit your business and take care of the paperwork so you can benefit from them.
04_ Partners and clusters
Our experience and involvement give us the knowledge and access to each of the companies in the Basque Country. We can provide you with everything, from personal relationships to strategic alliances with those who fit your needs. Going hand in hand with us will also facilitate your access to public entities, universities, technology centres and research centres.
05_ Searching for a location
Get set up in the ideal place, in a place that allows you to grow, develop and create strategic alliances, in the industrial hubs and technology parks of Euskadi. We will look for the most strategic location for your project, in terms of logistics, business ecosystem or synergies, and we will negotiate to get you conditions and terms that are favourable to you.
We found you the best place to set up your business
Investment grants
Baskeep
Attraction of investment opportunities for the consolidation of companies
Basque investment platform that provides a secure and confidential space for companies seeking to strengthen, reinforce or expand their business to obtain investment proposals that will allow them to consolidate their business. Apply here
We attract technologies and strategic suppliers to facilitate company supply lines
The Invest in the Basque Country initiative aims to attract strategic suppliers to the Basque Country and help them incorporate themselves in the business ecosystem, thereby supporting those companies wishing to accelerate their supply chain, reduce lead times, increase efficiency and gain flexibility. Apply here
We advise foreign investors who see the Basque Country as their best ally in Europe
Ready to do business in the Basque Country? Contact us and we will make your project a success: search for financing, partners, processing of aid, competitive intelligence service, relations with institutions and clusters in the sector. Request hereBusiness opportunities
Contact our team, we have specialised consultants and sector experts.
They work to offer you opportunities and advantages for companies like yours in the Basque market.
It is not easy to find a foreign network in more than 90 countries and in the Basque Country we have it
With our foreign network we help Basque companies to export and consolidate their position in international markets.
The foreign network provides strategic and operational advice: the guidance and tutoring on internationalisation that each company needs in the chosen destination. It provides Basque companies with everything from partner search, financial advice, talent search in the destination, to support for their implementation.
Know exactly where we are:
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Angola | Saudi Arabia | Algeria | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Belarus | Bolivia | Bosnia - Herzegovina | Canada | Corea | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Denmark | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | United Arab Emirates | Slovakia | Slovenia | Estonia | Philippines | Finland | France | Ghana | Guatemala | Netherlands | Honduras | Hungary | Indonesia | Iran | Ireland | Israel | Japan | Kenya | Kosovo | Kuwait | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macedonia | Malaysia | Montenegro | Morocco | Montenegro | Mozambique | Nicaragua | Nigeria | New Zealand | Norway | Oman | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Portugal | Qatar | Dominican Republic | Romania | Senegal | Serbia | South Africa | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | Thailand
We help you to make your grand entrance into world of the Basque Country
We will make sure that you become an agent of this industrial fabric, a benchmark in Europe. We help you to make your project a success.
