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Twenty Puerto Rican companies, two Spanish cities, one trade mission

The DDEC's Madrid-Barcelona delegation is the latest move in a program that claims a 54.9x return per public dollar.

Diego Pastrana Colón
Global Desk Correspondent
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Governor Jenniffer González Colón and DDEC Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard announced a Puerto Rico trade mission to Spain, carrying a delegation of twenty local companies. [1][2] The delegation visits Madrid and Barcelona, with meetings set with Spanish corporations and official bodies. [3][4] In Barcelona, Puerto Rico joins the Spain Pavilion at the Smart City Expo World Congress. [5] The Spain push sits on real numbers: Spain takes around 7.5% of Puerto Rico's total exports, which exceeded $4.5 billion in fiscal 2025. [6][7] And the mission program behind it has a track record - 158 Puerto Rican companies joined international trade events between 2022 and 2025, reporting over $65.9 million in sales from them. [8][9]
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  1. Jenniffer González Colón and Sebastián Negrón Reichard announced a Puerto Rico trade mission to Spain. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  2. The mission delegation includes 20 local Puerto Rican companies. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  3. Delegation members will visit Madrid and Barcelona. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  4. Delegation will hold meetings with Spanish corporations and official bodies. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  5. Puerto Rico will join the Spain Pavilion at Smart City Expo World Congress. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  6. Spain accounts for around 7.5% of total Puerto Rico exports. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  7. Puerto Rico exports to Spain exceeded $4.5 billion in fiscal year 2025. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  8. 158 Puerto Rican companies joined international trade events between 2022 and 2025. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  9. Those companies reported over $65.9 million in sales from international events. · desarrollo.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
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