Business

9 Belgian companies selected to join the Olympic Games

20 July 2016

Nine Belgian companies are participating in the organisation of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Belgian founder of Virtuix seeking to conquer the Chinese market

08 July 2016

On Thursday 7 July, Virtuix, the company set up by Ghent-based Jan Goetgeluk, which brings together virtual reality and games, signed an agreement with the Chinese group Hero Entertainment, the creato

Fairebel honoured at the Dairy Innovation Awards

08 July 2016

Fairebel, the Belgian 'fair' dairy brand won the Best corporate social responsibility report or initiative Award at the prestigious World Dairy Innovation Awards in London.

Innovation nurtured by Shanghai-based Belgian entrepreneurs

05 July 2016

On July 5, Belgian entrepreneurs in Shanghai launched Sinnolabs, a platform to accelerate the establishment of Belgium’s innovative businesses in China – a market with many opportunities on offer but

Aucxis and MediaGeniX win prestigious export award

01 July 2016

Every year, the Flemish government awards the ‘Export Lion' to companies from the north of the country for their outstanding export performance.

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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