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GOVERNMENT OF ARAGÓN
General Directorate of Industry, SMEs, Trade & Handicrafts
12th September, 2018 Kick-off meeting in Teruel (Spain)
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STRATEGIC LOCATION IN EUROPE
Level 1
▪ Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
DISTANCE
Km
1.3
00
3
00
In a 300 km radius
surrounding Zaragoza
there are more than
25,000,000 potential
consumers, and a
potential market of over
25,240 million euros.
207 377 27 POPULATION
(MILLIONS)
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czech
Slovakia
Croatia
Lituania
Latvia
Estonia
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STRATEGIC LOCATION IN SPAIN
The geographical situation and the excellent communications, both with the rest of Spain and with the
South of France, make Aragon a strategic site for the location of manufacturing plants as well as
distribution centers.
LOCATION
Northeast of Spain
The Ebro Valley:
A high industrially developed area.
SURFACE AREA
47,699 km2
9.44% of the Spanish territory.
POPULATION
1.350.000 inhabitants
2.9% of the Spain population
50% live at Zaragoza capital city AVE (High Speed Railway)
Railway network
FRANCE
PO
RT
UG
AL
Tarragona
Lérida
Barcelona
Madrid
Bilbao
S. Sebastián
Valencia
Zaragoza
Hues
Teruel
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VERY LOW POPULATION DENSITY
The population density is very low: 26.8 hab / km².
Lower than Spanish average: 88.4 hab / km², and
that of Europe average: 116 hab / km².
By provinces:
Teruel, with 9.6 hab / km², is the minimum
provincial density in Spain.
Followed by Huesca with 13.9 hab / km².
At Aragón are 731 municipalities, but only 14
exceed 10,000 inhabitants, (1,9%)
Rural municipalities:
669 municipalities (91.5%) have less than 2,000
inhabitants. They have little or no commercial
establishments.
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ARAGON TRADE SECTOR. 2017 DATA
15,220 SHOPS
11,909 BUSINESS
5,863 million euros.
11% of total Industry,
Trade & Services
Sectors in Aragón
45,088 Jobs.
15% of total Industry,
Trade & Services
Sectors in Aragón
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ACTION PLAN FOR TRADE SECTOR
Commercial Promotion & Revitalization Plan (Decree
160/2014, of October 6th).
Grant beneficiaries:
▪ SMEs: Investment, New technologies, Managing
Innovation, Quality, Training.
▪ Associations of commerce: Local Commercial
managers, advertising & customer loyalty.
▪ Local City councils: Commercial urbanism
investment. Local Action Plans for commerce
▪ Chambers of Commerce: Business assistance
Around 3 million euros per year
About 300 business are benefit per year
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RURAL MULTISERVICES
OBJETIVE:
Population of Rural areas have access to basic
services.
IMPLEMENTATION:
All Public Administrations working together:
Promoter & owner: City Council
Financing: Regional & Provincial Government
Technical assistance: Chambers of Commerce
15 years’ experience:
99 Multiservices, more than 100 jobs
Needs to give a new focus:
Incorporate new technologies & innovation.
Provide new services & financing instruments.
Improve business relating commercial activity with
other complementary economic and social activities
like tourism.
SARURE: The collaborative culture allows us to
take advantages of successful experiences from
other European places.
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ARAGON SARURE PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES
The objectives which Aragon expects to achieve with SARURE Project are the following:
a) Provide a basic commercial distribution network for the rural territory.
b) Recognise the social role played by trade in rural areas.
c) Increase the relationship of commercial activity with other complementary economic and social activities.
THANK YOU
For your kind attention Pilar Molinero
Head of the Commercial Planning and Promotion Service
12th September, 2018 Kick-off meeting in Teruel (Spain)
