Business

Belgian entrepreneur now plans to take on Europe and Asia with Sparkcentral

18 November 2016

The Belgian entrepreneur Davy Kestens has raised twenty million dollars of capital in a new round of funding with his company Sparkcentral.

Buzon is participating in the construction of the Iran Mall

03 November 2016

Located in the suburbs of Tehran, the Iran Mall, currently under construction, intends to rival the gigantic shopping malls of Dubai by 2017.

Belmoca, Nespresso's Belgian competitor

27 October 2016

Everyone is familiar with George Clooney's famous sentence: Nespresso, what else? The Belgian company Belmoca now answers this question with the introduction of Belmio.

Belgian technology in the world's largest incinerator

14 October 2016

The Belgian company Keppel Seghers is to supply the technology for the world's largest incinerator, which is to be built in China.

Belgian ice cream to find its way to China as luxury product

30 September 2016

The Belgian ice cream company Glacio aims to find its niche in the vast Chinese market for its ice cream. To do so, a joint venture was set up with Horsten International.

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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