Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade

The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) (Spanish: "Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior") is an agency serving Spanish companies to promote their exports and facilitate their international expansion. For this purpose, it possesses its own financial, material and human resources. It is part of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade ("Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio").

To effectively meet its objectives, ICEX is assisted by the network of Spanish Economic and Commercial Offices ("Red de Oficinas Económicas y Comerciales de las Embajadas de España en el Exterior") abroad and, within Spain, by the Regional and Territorial Trade Directorates. It also coordinates its programs with those of the Autonomous Regions, Chambers of Commerce, the Spanish Confederation of Employers Organizations (CEOE), Collaborating Entities and other Spanish institutions related to international commerce in order to achieve a model of shared overseas promotion.

The Institute acts mainly in the following areas:

*It designs and carries out commercial promotion and investment programs in foreign markets;

*It prepares and provides information regarding international markets and the Spanish products offered; and

*It promotes the teaching of technical skills to business people and the training of professionals in foreign trade. See: "Master in International Corporate Management" (Centre for Economic and Commercial Studies, CECO).

Contact:
Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior (ICEX)
Paseo de la Castellana 14-16
28046 Madrid, Spain

External links

* [http://www.icex.es ICEX]
* [http://www.icex.es/becas ICEX traineeships ("Becarios ICEX")]
* [http://www.oficinascomerciales.es Economic and Commercial offices ("Oficinas Económicas y Comerciales")]
* [http://www.comercio.es Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade ("Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio")]
* [http://www.ceco.es CECO ("Centro de Estudios Económicos y Comerciales")]
* [http://www.ceco.es Master in International Corporate Management ("Master en Gestión Internacional de la Empresa")]
* [http://www.spainbusiness.com Spain business]