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Preventing physical impairments in athletes

12 May 2022

To improve athletes' endurance performances, Belgian start-up IDRO has developed technology able to measure lactate levels in muscles in real time.

Belgian world premiere: an unmanned solar boat crosses the Atlantic Ocean

09 May 2022

In September 2021, the 4-meter-long drone ship Mahi 2 left La Coruña, Spain.

The new largest export port in Europe

05 May 2022

The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have completed their merger. The new Port of Antwerp-Bruges is the main economic engine of Belgium and is now the largest port in Europe for exports.

Fluxys, a Belgian player of the energy transition

05 May 2022

It is time for the energy sector to call itself into question with traditional methods of energy production showing their limits.

Jan De Nul connects Crete to the Greek mainland electricity network

03 May 2022

When installing cables at a depth of more than 1,000 metres, the company from Aalst was faced with a real technical challenge.

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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