THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 22 25 Issue No. 14 (1982) 28 June - 5 July 2023
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Catherine McGeer THE Aidemarcha, an annual charitable race, is set to take place on Saturday, July 1. The event aims to benefit Aide mar, a charity organisation. Notable attendees included Mayor Jose Miguel Luengo, Aidemar President Francisco Garcia, and Pruden Guerrero, the President of the Athletic Federation of Murcia attend ed the presentation. The race will begin at Al mansa Park at 9pm and the finish line will be at the Bar nuevo Esplanade in Santiago de la Ribera. Participants can choose between running and walking, and there will also be a Mini Aidemarcha. To enter tain young attendees, special activities will begin at the starting point at 6.30pm, the mini Aidemarcha is scheduled for 8pm, followed by the main race at 9pm, accommo
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AIDEMARCHA RUN
the event. Registrations are open on the official race website, www.aidemarcha.com, where participants can find further details. There will be temporary traffic closures on Avenue Aviación Española and Mar Menor, spanning from San Javier to Santiago de
la Ribera. Mayor Jose Miguel Luengo highlighted the significance of Aidemarcha, describing it as an eagerly awaited event beloved by the residents of San Javier. Together, they ex tended an invitation to all to participate and enjoy this charity night run.
Sugar surge MURCIA’S confectionery in dustry is experiencing an ex traordinary surge in exports, catapulting its global presence to new heights. Last year, the region set a remarkable record with a staggering €321.3 mil lion invoiced from confec tionery sales abroad. However, the sweet success story continues to unfold, as the first quarter of this year witnessed the export of 32,000 tonnes, including sweets, desserts, buns, and biscuits. Astoundingly, this translated into an impressive revenue of €98 million, marking an im
Drone success THE Cartagena Local Police successfully utilised a drone to crack down on the illegal possession and distribution of fireworks and gunpow der during the night of San Juan. The dedicated fire fighters from the Cartagena City Council responded to a total of 66 incidents over an intense 11hour period. The councillor for Public Safety, expressed satisfac tion with the relatively calm
pressive 49.79 per cent in crease compared to the same period in 2022. These remark able figures, unveiled by the In stitute for Foreign Trade (Icex), not only represent the highest quarterly revenue ever achieved by the sector, but al so reflect a remarkable dou bling of sales pace since the prepandemic era. The boom in sales is due to a strong increase in demand from the main buyer, the US, up 37 per cent, and Canada, up 80 per cent. North America im ports almost a third of the sweets exported from Murcia.
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CONFECTIONERY: Sweet success for Murcia.
night, considering it a rarity according to the city coun cil’s security personnel. Llor ca further disclosed that the police drone played a piv otal role in identifying an unauthorised firework dis tribution network, resulting in the seizure of a significant amount of prohibited py rotechnic material. The exact weight of the confiscated gunpowder re mains undisclosed.
Cartagena police drone ensured safety on San Juan night.
ANNUAL EVENT: Running for a worthy cause.
dating both runners (5 km) and walkers (4 km). This year’s Aidemarcha will feature entertainment along the route, as well as at the fin ish line, in addition to the cus tomary refreshment stations. Over 3,000 people, including participants, volunteers, and entertainers, will take part in
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