Murcia again, after more than thirty years, to have a fair institution.
If until 1975 the town existed in the International Exhibition of Food and Canning (FICA), the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce have set out to create Ifemur, the Institución Ferial de Murcia.
Thus, the Board of Governors approved the text of the protocol of cooperation between the two agencies for the establishment and implementation of the Feria de Murcia, in order to initiate the regulatory procedures for their creation.
With Ifemur is intended to create an infrastructure that acts as a catalyst for trade relations, thereby responding to the demands of employers, especially tourism and trade.
This will be located in Murcia able to compete with other Spanish cities that already have a site in this category and can host important trade fairs and business events.
The International Fair of Food and Canning (FICA) is a benchmark for corporate history during the decades Murcia fifties and sixties, whose beginnings date back to 1952, as General de Muestras Exhibition every two years, until in 1958 took on a monograph.
In 1975 he lost this event grounds, which led to a decline in the projection of the city of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia