{"id":172199,"date":"2026-04-08T11:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/?p=172199"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:36:11","slug":"afe-approves-its-accounts-and-annual-report-at-its-general-assembly-forecasting-an-excellent-2026-for-the-spanish-trade-fair-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/04\/08\/afe-approves-its-accounts-and-annual-report-at-its-general-assembly-forecasting-an-excellent-2026-for-the-spanish-trade-fair-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"AFE approves its accounts and annual report at its General Assembly, forecasting an excellent 2026 for the Spanish trade fair sector."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"172199\" class=\"elementor elementor-172199 elementor-172198\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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data-id=\"7507035\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aecddd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aecddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AFE approves its accounts and annual report at its General Assembly, forecasting an excellent 2026 for the Spanish trade fair sector.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60127de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60127de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"227\"><strong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"227\">AFE approves its annual accounts and report, the budget and planned activities for 2026, and confirms the admission of nine new members<\/strong><\/p><br><p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"364\">The association has published figures on the economic impact generated by trade fair activity in Spain, based on data recorded in 2024.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"661\"><strong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"393\">Madrid, 23 January 2026<\/strong> \u2013 The Spanish Association of Trade Fairs (<strong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"443\">AFE<\/strong>) held its General Assembly on Thursday 22 January at the facilities of <strong data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"531\">IFEMA MADRID<\/strong>, taking advantage of the celebration of <strong data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"619\">FITUR, the International Tourism Trade Fair<\/strong>, as has become customary in recent years.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"864\">The members of the association reviewed the activities carried out in 2025 and approved the annual report and accounts, as well as the income and expenditure budget and the activities planned for 2026.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"1021\">The Assembly also confirmed the incorporation of nine new members into the association, three of whom are organising members and six collaborating members:<\/p><br><br><ul data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1268\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1045\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1045\">IFEJA, Ferias Ja\u00e9n<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1067\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1067\">Fundaci\u00f3n Feindef<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1109\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1109\">FERMASA, Feria de Muestras de Armilla<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1126\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1126\">Aluvision NV<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1163\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1163\">Europfast Log\u00edstica Espa\u00f1a, S.L.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1179\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1179\">Bematrix HQ<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1207\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1207\">Moss Place Makers Spain<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1236\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1236\">Barter Partnership, S.L.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1268\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1268\">B Network Management S.L.U.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><br><p data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1565\">During the General Assembly, turnover data in Spain for 2024 were presented for all association members, amounting to <strong data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1404\">\u20ac880 million<\/strong>, as well as the number of people linked to trade fair activity, also for all members of the association, which totals <strong data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1532\">2,580<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1564\">51% men and 49% women<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3a686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c3a686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2026\/01\/WEB-LIB-CAFE-NOTICIAS-1-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-172204\" alt=\"nota prensa afe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2026\/01\/WEB-LIB-CAFE-NOTICIAS-1-768x512.png 768w, 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The study, carried out by <strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"222\">Oxford Economics<\/strong> using 2024 data, estimates a total direct, indirect and induced impact of <strong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"314\">\u20ac13.6 billion<\/strong>, a contribution to GDP of <strong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"357\">\u20ac6.9 billion<\/strong>, and the generation of <strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"417\">124,400 direct and indirect jobs<\/strong>.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"867\">After the Assembly, the President of AFE, <strong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"480\">Xabier Basa\u00f1ez<\/strong>, stated: <em data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"867\">\u201cThe preliminary information available to us allows us to confirm that 2025 has once again been an extraordinary year for the trade fair industry in Spain, and everything indicates that 2026 will maintain this upward trend. The incorporation of nine additional members gives the association greater strength and representation within the trade fair landscape in our country.\u201d<\/em><\/p><br><p data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1599\">Finally, thanks to the celebration of <strong data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"916\">FITUR<\/strong> and the presence of numerous representatives from <strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"977\">Mexico<\/strong> at this year\u2019s edition, the signing of a <strong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1050\">Memorandum of Understanding<\/strong> between the <strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1150\">Mexican Association of Trade Fair, Exhibition and Congress Professionals (AMPROFEC)<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1203\">Spanish Association of Trade Fairs (AFE)<\/strong> was formalised. Through this agreement, both organisations commit to establishing a strategic alliance aimed at promoting their joint development and strengthening the trade fair industry in both countries. The document was signed by <strong data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1463\">Julio C\u00e9sar Boj\u00f3rquez<\/strong>, President of AMPROFEC 2024\u20132026, <strong data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1517\">Jorge Arizmendi<\/strong>, President-elect of AMPROFEC 2026\u20132028, and <strong data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1580\">Xabier Basa\u00f1ez<\/strong>, President of AFE.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1910\">The <strong data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1649\">Spanish Association of Trade Fairs (AFE)<\/strong>, a non-profit organisation founded in 1964, has <strong data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1725\">53 member organisations<\/strong> and represents <strong data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1771\">90% of trade fair activity<\/strong> in Spain. 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