The First European Investment Forum in Uruguay will have more than 40 outstanding speakers

The event is organized by Uruguay XXI and the delegation of the European Union and will be held on June 21 and 22 at the Radisson Hotel. It will bring together leading companies from Europe and the region, regional experts in attracting investment and business climate and top-level national authorities. The Forum is aimed at companies interested in developing new business in a country that is the gateway to Latin American markets

It is a unique opportunity for high-level entrepreneurs from both continents to create strategic alliances. The Forum prioritizes investment sectors in infrastructure, energy, global services and agribusiness, areas in which Uruguay has attractive advantages for investment.

Participating companies will have the opportunity to meet local counterparts and national authorities, listen to investment attraction experts and hold personalized meetings with potential business partners in Uruguay.

The opening of the activity will take place on June 21 at 09.00, and will be in charge of the ambassador of the European Union in Uruguay, Juan Fernandez Trigo, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Danilo Astori, of Industry, Energy and Mining, Carolina Cosse, and Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Tabaré Aguerre..

Also participating will be the president of the ASTUR Foundation and former Ibero-American general secretary, Enrique Iglesias, and the deputy head of the Latin America Unit of the European Commission's General Trade Office, Lorella de la Cruz. The event will feature the presentation of Douglas van den Berghe, considered one of the global leaders in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), location strategy and offshore strategies and investment incentives. Representatives of international organizations, regional and local CEOs of multinational companies, presidents of the Eurochairs of the region, representatives of regional investment and export promotion agencies and national and international banks will also participate in the plenary session.

The main topics that will be addressed during the conference will be the importance of relations between Latin America and the European Union, new trends in FDI and opportunities for Latin America, business climate in the region, investment opportunities in Uruguay and Mercosur, and the tools and programs of the European Union to encourage investment, among others. Sessions will also be held on investment opportunities in the prioritized sectors.

On June 22, business meetings will be held between European and regional companies with local and international counterparts. In the afternoon, foreign companies can make technical visits to companies of interest, and know the Uruguayan network of free zones and industrial parks.

In 2016, Uruguay's exports to the EU grew 5%. Uruguayan exports to the European Union show an increasing trend since 2014, which in turn has allowed it to increase its participation as a destination block for Uruguayan external sales. While in 2014 almost 15% of exports went to the European bloc, in the last year this percentage grew to reach 19.2%. In the last decade, Uruguay has also positioned itself as the largest recipient of FDI in Latin America after Chile, and is the country with the highest levels of reinvestment.
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