Business

Graphius becomes Europe's largest printing company of comic books

22 February 2018

Graphius has acquired the French printing company PPO. This means that the printing group from Ghent is now Europe's leading printer of comic books.

Belgian employment law in Ryanair contracts

16 February 2018

The Irish airline Ryanair has decided to integrate Belgian employment law into the contracts of its Belgian employees.

The Criée de Wépion (Auction of Wépion) wants to attract new strawberry growers

14 February 2018

Wépion strawberries are horticultural products that come from strawberry plantations near the village of Wépion (municipality of Namur) in Belgium.

Bombardier Bruges presents a prototype of the M7 double-deck train

09 February 2018

Good news for all train passengers and particularly for commuters! As from September 2018, the Belgian railway company (SNCB) will gradually start commissioning brand new M7 double-deck trains.

Google invests 250 million euros in Saint-Ghislain

09 February 2018

Google, the American technology giant, has opened a new solar plant in Saint-Ghislain, near Mons. The company is also expanding its data centre.

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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