Business

Solvay opens the largest soda factory in South-East Asia

16 September 2015

Solvay is opening South-East Asia's largest factory for sodium bicarbonate (also known as soda) in Thailand.

Solvay completes the biggest takeover yet

30 July 2015

In taking over the American company Cytec, the Belgian chemical group Solvay becomes the world's second largest player in aircraft composites.

A big deal for Cartamundi

15 July 2015

The Belgian playing card manufacturer Cartamundi is to become the world's biggest game manufacturer thanks to an ambitious takeover.

Brussels : the place to be for international congresses

10 June 2015

According to the recently published report of the Union of International Associations (UIA), Brussels is second worldwide and first in Europe in the ranking of cities where the largest number of inter

Belgium among the top ten most attractive countries for e-commerce

07 April 2015

This year Belgium is in ninth place in the Global Retail E-Commerce Index, carried out by A.T. Kearney. For the third year running this report judges the potential for e-commerce in 30 countries.

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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