The Galician Institute for Economic Promotion publishes 21 …

The Galician Institute for Economic Promotion has publicized the 21 conventions and collaboration agreements it signed in the first and second four-month periods of the 2026 financial year, with a joint economic commitment of 8,815,601.29 euros distributed among the annual installments of 2026 and 2029. The list is published in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) no. 213, dated Friday, November 6, 2026, by means of the Resolution of October 27, 2026, from the General Directorate of the organization, signed by Covadonga Toca Carús (reference CVE-DOG: mmwuale2-tje4-gno7-byg5-qgy81rf1vog4).

The publication responds to the mandate of article 15.2 of Law 1/2016, of January 18, on transparency and good governance (published in DOG no. 30, of February 15, 2016), which requires each department and instrumental entity to publish a list of the signed conventions in the regional official gazette. The annex to the resolution details, for each convention, the date of signature and the amounts committed for each annual installment, and distinguishes three agreements without financial contribution.

Of the total, the greatest annual effort is concentrated in 2026, with 3,065,690.76 euros, while 3,276,712.14 euros are committed for 2027, a total of 2,343,198.39 euros for 2028, and another 130,000 euros for 2029.

Financing for SMEs and entrepreneurship hubs

The convention to enable a support framework for access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises, signed between Igape and the reciprocal guarantee societies (SGR), is the piece most directly aimed at the productive fabric: 300,000 euros in 2026 and 450,000 in 2027.

The same line of support for the business scale is reinforced with the Galicia Avanza program for the acceleration of the internationalization of SMEs, developed with the Sociedade Parque Tecnolóxico de Galicia, S.A. for the 2026 and 2027 calls, with 65,010.76 euros in the first year, 599,784.14 in 2027, and 505,598.39 in 2028.

The three entrepreneurship hubs are channeled through XesGalicia and the cluster associations:

Business Factory Health&Care (BFHC), with the Galician Health Cluster Association (CSG): 454,580 euros in 2026, 767,928 in 2027, and 583,600 in 2028.
Business Factory Energy (BFE), with the Energy Institute of Galicia (Inega), Asime, and Cluergal: 416,000 euros in 2026 and 488,000 in each of the following two financial years.
Business Factory Biotrack (BFBiotrack), with the Business Technological Cluster Association of Life Sciences (Bioga): 582,000 euros in 2026 and 696,000 in 2027 and 2028.

Services for SMEs in the territory

The direct support network for small and medium-sized enterprises is articulated through conventions with provincial and sectoral employers’ organizations, all of them with an amount of 140,000 euros except for that of the Confederation of Employers of Galicia:

Lugo Business Confederation (CEL), for services within the framework of the Conecta Lugo initiative: 140,000 euros.
Ourense Business Confederation (CEO), for Conecta Ourense: 140,000 euros.
Confederation of Textile Industries of Galicia (Cointega), for the competitiveness of the textile-fashion sector: 140,000 euros.
Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Galicia, for the management of the international bidding service: 80,000 euros.
Association of Galician Wine-Growing Cellars and Traditional Spirits and Liqueurs of Galicia (Acruaga), for the promotion, training, and advisory of Galician wines: 125,000 euros in each of the years 2026 and 2027.
EspazoCoop Cooperative Union, to expedite the launch of business initiatives: no financial contribution.

Fairs, industrial sectors, and strategy

Support for international presence and sectoral competitiveness is materialized in several agreements of 50,000 euros: with the Galician Naval Cluster for Navalia 2026, with the Galician Granite Cluster for Stonegal 2026, and with Conxemar for the buyers’ program of the fisheries fair. Added to these are 60,000 euros in 2026 and 80,000 in 2027 with the Galician Logistics Function Cluster for the logistics optimization strategy.

In the automotive field, the agreement with the Foundation of the Automotive Business Cluster of Galicia (Ceaga) amounts to 90,000 euros in 2026, 70,000 in 2027, 70,000 in 2028, and 130,000 in 2029.

Executive training, university, and dissemination

The improvement of executive skills is channeled through an agreement of 148,100 euros between Igape and the Association for the Progress of Management (APD), the Galician Circle of Entrepreneurs Association, the Association Club of Entrepreneurs and Executives of Galicia (Nordés), and the Santiago Financial Club (CFS). The University of Santiago de Compostela receives 50,000 euros to adapt Galicia to the European Union’s new economic and competitiveness strategy, and Corporación Voz de Galicia, S.L.U. receives another 125,000 for content regarding the Galician business and industrial map. These are completed by an agreement without contribution with the Association of Female Executives of Galicia and an addendum, also at no cost, extending the collaboration with Banco Santander, S.A. in the Economic Office of Galicia.

Relevance

For the Galician business fabric, the publication allows for the first time to consult in a grouped manner where Igape resources are directed in 2026 and with what multi-year distribution, useful information for SMEs, clusters, and city councils wishing to access these instruments of financing, advisory, and internationalization.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG), no. 213, November 6, 2026, section III. Other provisions, pp. 55853-55855 (official reference: CVE-DOG: mmwuale2-tje4-gno7-byg5-qgy81rf1vog4).