Business

Iopool, the smart pool at CES

24 January 2020

Iopool is a Liège-based company that sells smart sensors for swimming pools.

Sensors for the cars of the future

21 January 2020

Xenomatix is a Belgian company based in Leuven. It specialises in the design of lidar sensors, a technology that will play an important role in the development of autonomous cars.

A very different kind of earplug

21 January 2020

Belgian start-up Loop attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to present its product: high-tech earplugs that combine cutting-edge technology with design so that wearers can enjoy mu

Belgian companies in Las Vegas

20 January 2020

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the largest of its kind in the world in the field of technology innovation.

Turning used frying oil into fuel

09 January 2020

Normal consumers are able to drop off their used frying oil in collection vessels in supermarkets and recycling centres.

Location, infrastructure and a quality workforce

Belgium occupies an important position on the economic chessboard. It is ranked 12th country in the world for the export of merchandise (WTO-2014 Report) and is a favourite destination for investors. Every year, billions of euros of foreign direct investment are made in Belgium.

Belgium offers the opportunity to reach 200 million consumers in a radius of 500 kilometres thanks to its central geographic position and its quality logistics infrastructures. Sea ports, inland ports, canals, airports, rail, road and motorway networks: the various communication channels in Belgium are constantly being adapted to the needs of the economy. For example, the port of Antwerp is the 2nd busiest European port and has the largest petrochemical complex in Europe. The city of Antwerp is the diamond capital with 80 % of the market in rough diamonds and 50 % in polished diamonds.

There are many other reasons to explain Belgium's economic success including a highly-qualified, multi-lingual and flexible workforce, proximity with the international decision-making sphere based in Brussels, many financial and tax incentives, affordable property prices, legendary hospitality, excellent social security and more.

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