{"id":59746,"date":"2018-09-27T15:57:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oicex.org\/quienes-somos\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T14:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:59:13","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oicex.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n<h3>\n\t\tThe institution\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The Ibero-American Observatory on Foreign Trade is a non-profit association, based in Madrid and registered in the National Register of Associations Group 1o\/ Section 1a \/ National Number 604176.<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\tObjective\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>To research, promote and facilitate trade in goods and services within the Ibero-American community of Nations, with special emphasis on transparency, trade facilitation and its impact on job creation and poverty reduction.<\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\tActivities\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>We carry out the following activities alone or in partnership with third parties in Spain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Produce sectoral studies, databases and any other content with commercial information.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and implement international cooperation programmes.<\/li>\n<li>Organize fairs, exhibitions and congresses.<\/li>\n<li>Create and manage networks and platforms for regional cooperation related to international trade.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and manage trade efficiency and commercial facilitation programms and projects to improve the participation of enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises in international trade.<\/li>\n<li>Provide consultancy services for Multilateral entities, Governments and Public or Private Institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Provide training programmes to develop and improve trade related capacities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nCarries out any other activity that contributes to the achievements of the Association.\n<h3>\n\tEquipo\u00a0directivo\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<h5>Bruno<br \/>\nMasier<\/h5>\n<h6>President<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRUNO-MASIER-02.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BRUNO-MASIER-02\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"BRUNO-MASIER-02\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRUNO-MASIER-02.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRUNO-MASIER-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRUNO-MASIER-02.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRUNO-MASIER-02.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<p><a id=\"cvbruno\" href=\"#cvbruno\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\t<h5>Tiuna de<br \/>\nBenito-Fern\u00e1ndez<\/h5>\n<h6>Vice President<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tiuna-de-benito-fernandez-400b.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tiuna-de-benito-fernandez-400b\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"Tiuna-de-benito-fernandez-400b\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tiuna-de-benito-fernandez-400b.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tiuna-de-benito-fernandez-400b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oicex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tiuna-de-benito-fernandez-400b.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, 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