Instituto de Crédito Oficial is a State-owned corporate entity attached to the Ministry of Economy and Finance through the Secretariat of State for the Economy. It has the status of the State's Financial Agency of Spain.
With its 40-year history, ICO has become a benchmark credit institution in the financing of both SME and large-scale infrastructure projects, not only in Spain but also abroad.The institute's purpose is to boost any economic activity which, on account of its social, cultural, innovative or ecological significance, merits promotion and development.