Brussels, Tuesday, February 27th – Three foreign investors have been recognized for their dedication to Flanders, the northern region of Belgium, at the 6th consecutive Foreign Investment Trophy. This prestigious ceremony is organized by government agency Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) to highlight the importance of foreign investment in the region.
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If you’re a chemical company looking to set up or expand your business in Europe, you can count on the tailored assistance of Flanders’ brand-new Welcome Team for the Chemical Sector. Freshly launched by Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), this is FIT’s third sector-specific welcome team, after similar initiatives for ICT and life sciences.
Brussels, February 6th, 2018 – Axereal and subsidiary Boortmalt, Hyundai Construction Equipment, Kaneka, Novartis and Sappi are in the running for the Foreign Investment of the Year Trophy 2018. Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) has announced the 5 nominees today.
In 2017, foreign companies funneled EUR 2.08 billion into business activities in Flanders, Belgium’s autonomous northern region. In doing so, foreign investors kicked off 215 new projects and created an estimated 5,377 jobs in the region.
For the first time, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is participating in the Smart City Expo World Congress (externe link) in Barcelona. It will be doing so in collaboration with its structural partner DSP Valley (externe link) and fellow trade organizations AWEX and Brussels Invest & Export. From 14 to 16 November, the Smart City Expo brings together worldwide industry players offering smart solutions to tackle the (urban) challenges of tomorrow – specifically in terms of mobility, energy, safety and efficiency.
Their Majesties are travelling from 5 to 11 November to the Republic of India for the celebration of 70 years of diplomatic relations. HM the King and HM the Queen of the Belgians are accompanied by a political, economic and academic delegation.
From Sunday 22 to Thursday 26 October 2017, HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium is presiding over the Belgian economic mission to Ivory Coast. The mission includes a delegation from Flanders—which consists of 60 company leaders and representatives from Belgium’s northern region and is led by Philippe Muyters, Flanders’ Minister of Work, Economy, Innovation and Sports.
On 3 October 2017, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) signed 17 structural collaboration agreements with business organizations, mixed chambers of commerce and clusters, during an official ceremony at the Hotel Errera in Brussels. Not only will these partnerships give additional impetus to the internationalization of Flanders-based companies, they also aim to attract an increasing number of investments to the region. The agreements were formally signed in the presence of Claire Tillekaerts, CEO of FIT, and Geert Bourgeois, Minister-President of Flanders.
Running from Monday, 19 June to Sunday, 25 June 2017 at Le Bourget airport, the ‘Paris Air Show’ is by far the largest and most important aerospace exhibition in the world. Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), with partners FLAG (external link), AWEX (external link) and Skywin (external link), has put together the ‘Belgian Aerospace’ pavilion at the show. http://awex.be/
From 10 to 17 June, a delegation of more than 250 managers and representatives from Belgian knowledge institutions visits South Korea for an important economic mission. Princess Astrid of Belgium leads the mission and Philippe Muyters, Flanders’ Minister for Economy and Innovation, heads the delegation from Flanders.
Five decades after opening its first base at the port of Antwerp in Flanders, German chemical giant BASF wins the Lifetime Achievement Trophy at the Foreign Investment Trophy 2017.
In Kallo, near Antwerp (Flanders), Norwegian wood producer Kebony is building its first production site outside of Norway. By choosing Flanders as its location, Kebony also secured the very first trophy for Newcomer of the Year at the Foreign Investment Trophy 2017.
On Tuesday February 21, 2017, Flanders Investment & Trade organized the Foreign Investment Trophy for the fifth year in a row.
Flanders Investment & Trade will be hosting its fifth Foreign Investment Trophy ceremony on Tuesday February 21, 2017 at the Ghelamco Arena in Ghent. During this prestigious event, the government agency highlights various remarkable foreign investments in Flanders.
A total investment amount of EUR 1.87 billion, representing 198 new projects and generating 4,260 new jobs: that is the outcome of foreign direct investment in the region of Flanders in 2016 – as confirmed by Flanders Investment & Trade.