Business Chief Europe Magazine May 2018 | Page 80

Barcelona is a hub for tourism . According to CNN , it pulled in approximately 36 % of all foreign investment in Spain in 2015 , and surveys have found it to be the fifth most attractive European city to international investors . 8mn tourists stay at least one night in Barcelona , and according to Euromoniter it is the most popular cruise port in Europe . Other sectors in which Barcelona does well are transport , industry and manufacturing , information and communication technology , media , biotechnology , energy , design , research , agrifood , logistics , and medicine . It has also made large strides in the environmental sector , which , according to Meet Barcelona , provides employment for 42,500 people in the city .

Due to its coastal location and proximity to France , Barcelona has been a pivotal shipping centre for hundreds of years , providing a middleman between Europe and the Americas and North Africa . According to CNN , 2016 saw shipping reach

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