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Guayaquil is the largest city in the Republic of Ecuador, the capital of Guayas province and home to 39% of the 1,000 most important companies in the country. These businesses annually provide more than $12.7 billion to the Ecuadorian GDP. In the main, Guayaquil’s economy is centered on its commercial, industrial, agricultural and aqua cultural sectors. Mayor Jaime Nebot Saadi’s team has continuously strived to help the growth of small and medium-sized companies to help these sectors become the main sources of income for ‘Guayaquileños’

Guayaquil is one of the cities with the most growth in the use and access to telecommunication, information and communication tools in Ecuador. The aim is to turn Guayaquil into a digital city

Guayaquil’s authorities are encouraging education through the More Books and More Technology programs and through the rehabilitation of school buildings and English language labs, with a prize for excellence in the “Example Youngsters” program

The José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport has been recognized as the best in its category of terminals that receive between 2 and 5 million passengers per year

Ecuador is the biggest exporter of balsa wood in the world and the biggest company in the sector is Balsasud, which has its headquarters in Guayaquil

Dole Ecuador is part of Dole Food Company, the biggest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables in the world. The fruit produced in Ecuador is then sold in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia

Guayaquil authorities are searching for foreign investors to help construct the new international deepwater port, the containers exchange and the new Guayaquil ecological industrial zone that it is planned for Posorja

The Spanish company Salica is a world leader in the production and export of tinned tuna and frozen fish

Built more than 50 years ago, Guayaquil’s maritime gateway accounts for 70% of all foreign commerce in the country and is key for the tourism industry

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador has been creating links between local and Spanish companies for more than 90 years, encouraging investment and good relations between businesses in the two countries