Business

Europe's largest satellite factory to be built in Belgium

23 February 2023

Aerospacelab starts the construction of its new facilities. This new satellite manufacturing plant will be the first in Western Europe and the third largest in the world.

Belgian car sharing company expands

16 February 2023

The Belgian car sharing company Poppy is expanding its horizons to include yet another city, namely Liège.

Regenerative agriculture develops on a large scale in Belgium

26 January 2023

In order to reduce the carbon footprint of food production, the Belgian leader in agricultural supplies will dedicate 50,000 hectares to regenerative agriculture by 2025.

Smart toilet sets correct water flow rate

12 January 2023

We are already familiar with urinals with an automatic flushing system.

Brussels Airport is getting onboard with SAF

05 January 2023

Zaventem airport has completed its first flight on partially synthetic sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and airlines can now fill up there. So, two firsts for the airport.

Location, infrastructure and a quality workforce

Belgium occupies an important position on the economic chessboard. It is ranked 11th country in the world for the export of merchandise (WTO-2019 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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