Without Mass escape of 2017year referendum CataloniaThe balance between business centers entering society and those leaving continues to favor the former, that is, those leaving. So far this year, 679 companies have packed their bags by September 30th. Catalonia According to data received from civil servants unions, there are 571, which gives a negative balance of 108. In total during the same period community of madridAlthough it lost steam in the second quarter and even lost more than it gained, it recorded a net increase of 17 locations, recording 1,293 and 1,276 exits through September 30.
While this may have resulted in the loss of shareholder meetings or board meetings rather than the separation of the operations center, it is an issue that continues to concern the business community. The new president of the Barcelona Chamber, Josep SantacreuHe thinks it is necessary to attract the attention of companies that move their headquarters.
Additionally, the president of Foment del Treball made the following statements in his speech at the award and medal ceremony: Josep Sánchez Llibre, aforementioned. He demanded “economic stability” for companies that changed headquarters after the October 1 referendum to return to Catalonia. Working to bring back most of the relocated headquarters was one of Sánchez Llibre’s election pledges when he became president in 2018, and he repeated it after last year’s election. “This is the place to be,” he said..
The Ministry of Economy acknowledges the loss of the headquarters, but is not tired of repeating this between 2017 and 2022. More companies are leaving Madrid for other communities than in Cataloniadespite the avalanche in the referendum exercise. They also emphasize that: Net balance of job creation in Catalonia since 2013 exceeds Madrid.
Since October 1
1-More than 5,200 centers have been separated since 2017, the year of that referendum and only during this period More than 2,500 people chose to settle in CataloniaAccording to Trade Registry data. In Madrid, the opposite happens, except last year when the reference change was recorded in the second quarter of this year, with 376 departures and 373 arrivals in the last quarter. During this period, the Spanish capital community accumulated a surplus of 1,749 registered offices; During this period, 8,037 arrived and 6,288 left.
Almost half of the businesses that chose to leave Catalonia in the third quarter of this year went to Madrid as their headquarters. Specifically, 80 out of 180. The second goal was: Andalusiawith 23; and third, Valencian CommunityOf the 315 people who left Madrid between July and September, only 77 chose Catalonia, despite it being the most preferred destination ahead of Andalusia (55) or the Valencian Community (34).
In all cases, the ‘leakage effect’ is moderate. This has been noticed, for example, by neighboring communities. Aragon. More than 650 companies have followed this path in recent years; this figure was three times the other way around, but according to the latest statistics this trend has apparently neutralized itself. In fact, the balance of companies moving in both directions from one region to another is in Catalonia’s favor.
The negative balance in Catalonia, which peaked in 2017 with almost 2,000 escapees and only 548 entries. Divisions and segments of companies, especially multinational companies Particularly those who choose to establish research and development (R&D), innovation centers or digital ‘hubs’ in Barcelona and the metropolitan area. This situation Nestlé, pepsico Advertisements by or Intel And CiscoIn the heat of consolidation of the Catalan capital as an entrepreneurial, technological and innovative hub and ecosystem.
At the beginning of the headquarters march, the Government at first even considered carrying out various actions to attract them again, ranging from numerous La Caixa investments, such as Naturgy (Madrid) or CaixaBank (València), to its own foundation and social enterprise. business and from Criteria holding (Palma de Mallorca) to Banc Sabadell (Alicante). In all cases, the flight of headquarters of especially large companies was multisectoral: Abertis (Madrid), Codorniu (Haro, La Rioja), Grupo Planeta (Madrid), Catalana Occident (today Occident in Madrid), Pastas Gallo (El) Carpio, Córdoba ), Colonial (Madrid), La Bruixa d’Or (Pamplona), Oryzon (Madrid), Laboratorios Ordesa (Huesca), Banco Mediolanum (València), MGS Seguros (Zaragoza), Cellnex (Madrid), Cervezas San Miguel (Malaga) , Idilia Foods (València), Cementos Molins (Madrid).
The latter had a lawsuit between relatives who opposed the move and those who were in favor, with the latter winning. In contrast, a dozen of the 25 listed on the exchange, which has its operational headquarters in Catalonia, remained with the ‘procés’. Only Grifols and Fluidra They have registered offices in the community inside There are many in the Ibex 35 whose head office has changed from Sabadell or CaixaBank to Cellnex, Abertis, Naturgy or Colonial.