Business

A record for Brussels Airport

20 September 2019

Brussels national airport has welcomed over 5.3 million passengers over the two summer months. The number of travellers reached a historic high of 98,076 people on 29 July.

Greedy suckers and sweepers from Belgium are keeping the world tidy

28 August 2019

You can walk past some top-class companies and brands without noticing - literally. Glutton, a Belgian firm from Andenne in Wallonia, is one of these.

Orakel in Retie is most likely to be manufacturer of your festival wristband

29 July 2019

If you need drink tokens and vouchers, badges, competition numbers for sports events, display signs, lanyards ...

A self-driving car on the roads of Brussels

29 July 2019

A fully automated Toyota is set to drive through Brussels in a fixed loop for a whole year. This is a first in Europe. If necessary, the accompanying safety driver will be able to intervene.

Will top racing cyclists only be riding with Belgian bicycle frames soon?

15 July 2019

Most bicycle frames are produced in Asia. But this year, a high-tech, light and super-strong model will roll off the fully automatic production line at REIN4CED in Herent, near Leuven.

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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