Belgium Business

Belgium is an economic power house.

Many European or worldwide headquarters, or major production facilities are based in Belgium:

• Petrochemical/Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences
• FMCG
• Raw Materials & Minerals Technology
• Logistics & Distribution
• Banking
• Electronic/Mechanical Engineering
• Automotive Industries
• Construction & Marine Engineering

The Belgian capital city, Brussels, is one of the major cities, worldwide, for international meetings.

Brussels is also Europe's political capital city. In addition to the main institutions of the European Union (the European Commission, the European Parliament, etc.) - employing over 32 000 foreign staff - Brussels also houses many intergovernmental organisations (for instance NATO, Eurocontrol), non governmental organisations (lobby organisations, trade groups, etc.), over 1400 international journalists and many diplomatic missions.

Belgium's second city, Antwerp, is the 2nd largest port in Europe, the diamond centre of the world and one of Europe's leading fashion cities.