This week the new financial and investor cluster BasqueFIK was presented, bringing together a total of 16 public and private organizations. The Provincial Council of Bizkaia participates in this new cluster through Seed Capital Bizkaia.
BasqueFIK was set up as a non-profit organization with the aim of transforming the financial and investment ecosystem of the Basque economy to contribute to the sustainable competitiveness of the business and industrial fabric, and thus contribute to the generation of a more social and sustainable economy that increases the territorial well-being and development.
The new financial cluster has the vocation of becoming a tool that accompanies companies and investment institutions in the following objectives:
- Consolidate the Basque Country as an attractive territory for investment.
- Promote the competitiveness improvement and transformation of organizations located in the Basque Country.
- Promote the financial culture and its social recognition.
- Develop financial and investment talent in the Basque Country.
- Create and boost space for connection between companies and investors.
- Promote R&D&I.
- Promote innovative initiatives in legislative measures.
- Act as an observatory and for dissemination.
- Networking and training.
- Promote collaboration and synergies between different agents.