Spain attracts €4.5B in foreign inflows

Pedro Sánchez and ICEX told 75 multinational executives at the Invest in Spain Summit in Madrid that the government aims to mobilize €4.5 billion of foreign capital. (www.icex.es) The Spanish president told attendees Spain is a "true safe haven" amid global turmoil and highlighted the country's growth and institutional stability. (www.lamoncloa.gob.es) Sánchez announced the provisional award of €518 million under the PERTE (Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica) for industrial decarbonisation, covering 18 projects. (www.infobae.com) Government sources detailed that €341 million of the PERTE pot goes to the cement sector — including €172 million for Cemex and about €41–42 million for Cementos Molins — while Alcoa will receive roughly €40 million and Evonik about €30 million. (www.infobae.com) (www.lavozdegalicia.es) Madrid pitched the €4.5 billion mobilization as follow‑through after last year’s summit, which the government says helped trigger more than €4.4 billion of investment commitments and over 4,500 jobs in its inaugural 2025 edition. (www.investinspain.org) (en.empresaexterior.com) The government is pushing the pitch because official data show foreign direct investment in Spain fell 21.8% in 2025 to €30.764 billion, the lowest since 2021. (www.euronews.com) The PERTE mechanism channels European funds and national co‑finance into strategic industrial projects; the latest round (Line 1, managed by the Ministry of Industry via Sepides) funded electrification, CO2 capture and hydrogen measures. (www.lavozdegalicia.es) Officials say the summit includes roughly 180 bilateral meetings between ministers, regional authorities and company CEOs to turn interest into concrete investments and regional projects. (www.icex.es) (www.elmundo.es) Madrid will track the outcomes from the PERTE awards and the summit meetings in coming months to measure how pledged capital converts into decarbonisation projects and jobs. (www.lamoncloa.gob.es)