Business

Another glass of pig's blood ... er, water?

25 May 2023

Veos from Zwevezele in West Flanders is a global leader in the production of high-quality animal proteins for the food industry.

A feather in Belgium’s cap

11 May 2023

Caps used to be common items out on the streets, and now they’ve had a veritable renaissance. The ones that caught our eye? They’ve got a label that says ‘Made in Belgium’.

DP World adds three giant quay cranes at Port of Antwerp-Bruges

20 April 2023

After a three-month sea voyage from Shanghai, three giant quay cranes have arrived in the Deurganck dock at operator DP World's Antwerp Gateway container terminal.

Another slice of mammoth, perhaps?

15 March 2023

Vegetarian meat and fish substitutes are still not widely accepted in 2023. Many consumers find that their taste is too dissimilar to the real thing.

Flemish and Walloon companies join forces for electric plane batteries

27 February 2023

Aircraft burn kerosene, releasing CO₂ and other greenhouse gases.

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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