The city

Bilbao, the economic capital of the Basque Autonomous Community, is the centre of a metropolitan area with over one million inhabitants. Bilbao is a balanced and modern city that is an efficient, welcoming and attractive place to live, to work and to visit.

The confluence in its immediate territorial environment of high technology companies and the high educational level of its inhabitants enable the development of advanced services for companies and the knowledge economy.

Its’ entrepreneurial tradition and its’ experience linked to its spirit of innovation and searching for improvement make Bilbao a dependable city, where the efficiency and legal certainty of its institutions are a hallmark of its identity.

Bilbao, as the capital of the province of Bizkaia, has its own tax system with regulatory capacity to regulate the taxes, and with autonomy to levy and collect them.

The Bilbao brand has international prestige, reputation and positioning. It is the Guggenheim Museum, it is culture, it is excellence, transformation, company, university, technology, design, creativity… A competitive metropolis in a world of cities.