Business

Belgian company provides the visual spectacle for Eurovision 2021

21 May 2021

Visual Solutions, a Belgian SME based in Hoeilaart, Flemish Brabant, is in charge of the visual spectacle for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, whose 65th event will take place in Rotterdam.

Maison Bernard, the highest level of violin-making excellence

12 May 2021

For more than a century and a half, the Maison Bernard has brought joy to its large clientele of professional and amateur musicians attracted by beautiful bowed instruments.

Towards carbon-neutral steel production

06 May 2021

In Ghent, the gas from two blast furnaces in a steel mill will soon be converted into ethanol using bacteria. A first in Europe!

Jan De Nul is innovating with his Swordfish

05 May 2021

The Jan De Nul Group, already a world leader in dredging, is developing the Swordfish, an underwater vehicle capable of digging deep trenches for cable laying across the sea.

Huge knowledge potential about the nuclear industry in Belgium

03 May 2021

When Belgium withdraws from nuclear energy in 2025, it could become an international reference country in the fields of decommissioning reactors and managing radioactive waste, among other things.

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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