Consultancy and reports
Technical assistance to the Ministry of Tourism of Côte d’Ivoire
A study of the Ivorian tourism industry and an analysis of its national strategy, under the technical assistance programme of the Directorate-General for Relations with Africa.
Good practices for investment in sustainable tourism in Africa
A guide written by IBC Spain for Casa África within the INVESTOUR framework, published in English, French and Portuguese.
Report on the water sector in the Canary Islands
A knowledge product for PROEXCA, reviewed by the Inter-American Development Bank, on how the Canary Islands solved their water self-sufficiency challenge.
Suriname Export Initiative
International consultancy for the Inter-American Development Bank on the digital readiness of exporting SMEs in Suriname.
Training and mentoring
Canarias Expande: two editions with the Chambers of Commerce
Individual mentoring for 26 SMEs across the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 2025, and a digitalisation and artificial intelligence track with 15 companies in 2026 for the Gran Canaria Chamber.
International Mentoring Programme with three Chambers of Commerce
Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Lanzarote simultaneously in 2022: between 15 and 20 companies per edition, each with its own export potential assessment.
Events and networking
AFRICANTECH results seminar in Côte d’Ivoire
IBC Spain presented its two reports to the Ivorian authorities, with the European Commission, the Spanish Ambassador and the Prime Minister’s Office in the room.
Presentation session for the projects approved with Côte d’Ivoire under the INTERREG MAC programme
120 participants in Abidjan for the MAC projects on vocational training, digitalisation and the blue economy.
2nd AENAGA Business Conference
Over 600 registrations against 185 the previous year — 224 % growth — with 26 speakers across two days.
Presentation event for the projects approved with The Gambia under the INTERREG MAC programme
Launch event in Banjul with 92 participants, including the EU Delegation, the Spanish Embassy and the Gambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Presentation session for the projects approved with Ghana under the INTERREG MAC programme
Accra, June 2025: Ghana joins the MAC programme and takes part in 20 of the 34 approved projects.
Shipping Canary Islands 2025: African speakers
Identification and support of three African speakers in maritime logistics for the Oneport Canarias congress.
Spain-Africa Business Council / IBAFCAN
A standing institutional platform between Spanish and African business, run with the Government of the Canary Islands and the Spanish employers’ confederation CEOE.
Jokkolabs reverse mission to the Canary Islands
Two days of institutional meetings for the Senegalese innovation hub with the ITC, PROEXCA and the Government of the Canary Islands.
Forum of Investment Promotion Agencies and Spanish Trade Offices in West Africa and Morocco
Technical secretariat of the forum held in Las Palmas with the Senegalese agency APIX and the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office.
Success stories of Canary Island companies in Africa
Binter, Martínez Hermanos, Domingo Alonso and Klingele set out at the Spain-Africa Business Council Forum what works on the continent and what does not.