Business

Flemish and Walloon companies join forces for electric plane batteries

27 February 2023

Aircraft burn kerosene, releasing CO₂ and other greenhouse gases.

Antwerp start-up launches revolutionary cleaning product

23 February 2023

Away with the dirt as well as the chemical and hazardous cleaning agents we usually use to tackle them. YOKUU enlists natural allies to get the job done around the house: good bacteria.

Europe's largest satellite factory to be built in Belgium

23 February 2023

Aerospacelab starts the construction of its new facilities. This new satellite manufacturing plant will be the first in Western Europe and the third largest in the world.

Belgian car sharing company expands

16 February 2023

The Belgian car sharing company Poppy is expanding its horizons to include yet another city, namely Liège.

Regenerative agriculture develops on a large scale in Belgium

26 January 2023

In order to reduce the carbon footprint of food production, the Belgian leader in agricultural supplies will dedicate 50,000 hectares to regenerative agriculture by 2025.

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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