The president of the business association FemCat, Tatxo Benet, has placed Catalan financing at the center of the private sector's target. In a speech at the FemCat Forum, his first since his appointment, Benet described the “fiscal treatment” that Catalonia receives from the Spanish state as “shameful” and “intolerable.” In this regard, he defended “the right and the duty” to point out this grievance “every time they speak about the development of our country.” The business conference is being held this Tuesday at the Petit Palau of the Palau de la Música.

Concern among employers' associations, professional associations, chambers of commerce, and other entities regarding the possibility that the modernization process of the Catalan administration may be paralyzed. The Forum of Entities for the Reform of the Administration (FERA), established almost two years ago, demands that opposition parties in the Parliament of Catalonia allow the processing of the professional public management bill, approved by the government of Salvador Illa. The alarm has been raised because this Friday marks the deadline for submitting amendments to the entire text; the PP has already promoted one, and there is fear that other forces such as ERC or Junts might take the same step, which would cause the processing to fail.

A few days ago, I attended the annual assembly of FemCAT, a foundation that brings together some 150 Catalan business leaders. This was the year of the presidential transition (the appointment is for two years). I enjoyed the speeches of the outgoing president, Oriol Guixà, and the incoming president, Tatxo Benet, elected at the same assembly. Aware that FemCAT celebrated its 21st anniversary this January, I dedicate this article to explaining what it is and what it does. I should point out that the foundation does not measure its success by the number of members. Even so, its economic impact is significant: the companies led by its members have a combined global revenue equivalent to 10% of Catalonia's GDP.

Tatxo Benet (Lleida, 1957) was appointed this Thursday as the new president of FemCAT, the private foundation of Catalan businessmen, within the framework of its biennial assembly, held this afternoon in Arenys de Munt. As reported by the ARABenet takes over from the outgoing president, Oriol Guixà (La Farga), and will lead the institution during the 2026-2027 term, becoming the tenth president of FemCAT. As is customary at this meeting, the foundation's board of trustees has also been renewed.

FemCAT, the private foundation of Catalan business leaders, will convene its members this Thursday afternoon in Arenys de Munt for its biennial assembly, during which a third of its board of trustees and the organization's presidency will be renewed. It will be at this meeting that the official decision will be made regarding who will succeed the current president. Oriol GuixàBut he has been considering a more plausible candidate for weeks: Tatxo Benet. According to ARA, the former president of Mediapro is the outgoing president's preferred candidate, although this still requires approval from the assembly.

Less than a decade ago, South Korea was still often compared to Thailand or other Southeast Asian countries in business terms. The truth is that the Republic of Korea has experienced what they call an "economic miracle," achieving the title of the world's seventh largest exporter in 2021. With a cutting-edge technology industry and an administration characterized by its speed (pali-paliThanks to its industrialization and collaboration with the private sector, South Korea has positioned itself in recent years as one of the world's major industrial powers, with companies like Samsung, LG, SK Telecom, and Hyundai in its portfolio. It has a higher GDP per capita than Spain, at €33,491 according to official 2024 data, and its unemployment rate is below 3%. The lessons that South Korea can offer Catalan companies are numerous and include a strong commitment to industry as the main economic driver, world-class infrastructure, an education system focused on research and innovation, and a deep pride in their country and its culture. HallyuA concept that encompasses everything related to Korean culture and has placed them on the global map.