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In Sweden:
Head office in Stockholm
22 regional export consultants40 trade commissioners regular visits to Sweden
Abroad:
60 offices in more than 50 countries
Via partners and networks we cover over 100 countries
508 employees of whom 371 abroad – Turnover 538 MSEK (2006) – Owned by Swedish government and industry
SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL
ONE YEAR SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL- In 2006…
… and the result was that…
Swedish companies in morethan 2 000 cases were able to enter a new foreign market or expanded on an existing
We make things happen!
65 000 questions on exports were answered10 000 visits to our websites per day 5 000 meetings with customers 2 500 business development assignments
Trade CommissionerMaria Hilding
EconomyCecilia Hörberg
Export InformationGunilla Andersson
EUMadeleine Koskull
Rickard Eksten+ trainee
BeLuxMathilde Wehlén
Pär Skånberg+ trainee
Project Leader Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL IN BELGIUM
Madeleine KoskullRickard Eksten
Export Program:EU Advice Brussels
ExportConsulting
BELGIUM – ON THE CROSSROAD OF THREE CULTURES
Source: Eurostat, Belgique Portail Fédéral, The Economist
Anglo-saxon
Romanic
Germanic
Capital: Brussels Population: 10,3 million inhabitants
(Sweden: 9 million) Surface: 30 528 km2
(approx. same as Småland) Prime minister: (Guy Verhofstadt, VLD party)
(liberals) Constitution: Monarchy - King Albert II head
of state Official languages: Flemish (60%)
French (40%) German (approx.1%)
GDP 2006: 296 billion Euros Imports 2006: 257 billion Euros, of which 5,2
billion from Sweden Exports 2006: 268 billion Euros, of which 3,7
billion to Sweden
Fact Pack
BELGIUM IS A FEDERAL STATE WITH THREE REGIONS
1. Flanders Inhabitants: 6 million Main industry: Chemicals and plastics,
automotive, life sciences, logistics and food The region provides 60% of the national
GDP
2. Brussels Inhabitants: 1 million Main industry: Financial and diplomatic
center
3. Wallonia Inhabitants: 3,3 million Main industry: Logistics, biotechnology,
aeronautic and automotive components
Source: www.flanders.be, www.wallonie.be, www.brussels.be
Fact Pack
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BELGIUM HAS A STRONG INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
Belgium is the world’s fifth Open Trade Economy Hong Kong, Singapore, Luxembourg and Ireland are
ranked before Belgium. The export and import value represents
approximately 80% of BNP 60% of EU purchasing power within 500 km of
Belgium
1,700 European headquarters of MNC
International profile EU institutions NATO 120 international government organizations Approximately 1,400 non-governmental organizations 159 embassies and 2,500 diplomats
Source: Banque National de la Belgique, The Economist, Invest in Brussels, Economic Freedom of the World 2005 annual report
500 KM
Fact Pack
SWEDEN’S MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNERS 2006
Imports (%)
1. Germany
2. Denmark
3. Norway
4. Netherlands
5. United Kingdom
6. Finland
7. France
8. Belgium
9. Russia
10. Italy
Exports (%)
1. USA
2. Germany
3. Norway
4. United Kingdom
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. France
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium
10. Italy
10,6
10,3
8,5
7,0
6,9
6,4
5,1
4,6
4,6
3,4
17,9
10,5
8,3
6,6
5,9
5,9
4,9
3,9
3,5
3,3
Source: SCB
Fact Pack
A positive business climate; attractive fiscal system and investment incentives
Excellence in infrastructure and accessibility
A qualified workforce, flexible and multilingual
Real Estate: available and affordable
FOUR GOOD REASONS TO DO BUSINESS IN BELGIUM
Business Environment
The most important incentive is Belgium’s long-standing tradition of welcoming foreign investments. The general principle is one of ”global equity”: no discrimination is made between domestic and foreign companies.
Corporation Real estate and equipment depreciation system Special tax agreements: fiscal rulings Low marginal corporate tax rate Notional Interest Deduction (unique system)
Shareholder No taxation on capital gain
Management Attractive fiscal system for expats
A POSITIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE; ATTRACTIVE FISCAL SYSTEM & INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
Source: The Economist Country Forecast Belgium 2005, Invest in Belgium, Invest in Flanders, Invest in Wallonia
Business Environment
EXCELLENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESSIBILITY - Airports
Brussels Airport – Zaventem: Worldwide passenger and cargo services
Ostend – Bruges Airport: Mainly cargo services
Deurne Airport: European passenger services (e.g. London, Berlin, Dublin, Geneva)
Liege Airport: Top ten European air freight hub
Charleroi Airport: Passenger terminal; hub a.o. to Ryanair
Brussels National Airport has the fastest air-cargo handling and distribution centre in the European Union with a turnover of 700, 000 tons (2006)
Source: Invest in Flanders, Invest in Wallonia, Invest in Belgium
Business Environment
EXCELLENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESSIBILITY - Ports
Antwerp: Second largest port in Europe, fourth largest worldwide.
Largest petrochemical complex in Europe, second largest worldwide
Zeebruges: Leading port in the car sector (1 577 618 cars)
Ghent: 23,9 mln. tonnes seaborne cargo traffic (wide variety of cargo)
Ostend: Handling goods and passenger services
Liège: Second largest European River Port
Strepy-Thieu: Most advanced boat lift - 1.1350 t
All the ports in Belgium are fully integrated with the road and rail networks and, as such, are a prime example of multimodality
Source: Invest in Flanders, Invest in Wallonia, Invest in Belgium
Business Environment
EXCELLENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESSIBILITY - Railroads
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0.1010
0.0696
0.0677
0.0530
0.0489
0.0274
0.0238
Belgium
Germany
UK
Netherlands
France
Japan
Ireland
USA
Density of network, km / km² 2006
Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005
Belgium
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
France
Japan
Ireland
USA
Belgium’s railway network is one of the most concentrated in the world, providing easy transport to every commercial and industrial centre from Scandinavia to Turkey
Business Environment
EXCELLENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESSIBILITY - Motorways
FrankfurtWarsaw
MoscowHelsinkiOslo
Lisbon
Madrid
London
Stockholm
PragueFrankfurtWarsaw
MoscowHelsinkiOslo
Lisbon
Madrid
London
Stockholm
Prague
CityBerlinWarsawLondonMadridLisbonFrankfurtOsloStockholmHelsinkiMoscowPrague
Road distance774132830916042231398948150616712582918
Drive time (h)715515204171629329
Moscow
The Belgian motorway system is modern and well developed. Seven international expressways connect the country to the French, German and Dutch motorways
Source: Invest in Flanders, Invest in Wallonia, Invest in Belgium
Business Environment
A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE, FLEXIBLE AND MULTILINGUAL
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IrelandFranceNetherlandsDenmarkBelgium
3 foreign languages 2 foreign languages 1 foreign language
Percentage of population fluent in foreign languages
Belgium’s workforce is multilingual and more than half of the population speaks three foreign languages
Source: Invest in Flanders, Invest in Wallonia, Invest in Belgium
Business Environment
REAL ESTATE: AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE
447
459
471
531
568
584
663
1.009
1.170
1.636
391Belgium (Brussels)
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Spain (Madrid)
Germany (Frankfurt)
Ireland (Dublin)
Sweden (Stockholm)
USA (New York)
Italy (Milan)
France (Paris)
Japan (Tokyo)
UK (London)
€/sq.m/Year - 2006
Source: Cushman & Wakefield 2005
Office space across the world - Location cost in each country
Germany (Frankfurt)
Ireland (Dublin)
Sweden (Stockholm)
USA (New York)
Italy (Milan)
France (Paris)
Japan (Tokyo)
United Kingdom (London)
Belgium (Brussels)
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Spain (Madrid)
Business Environment
THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
General Information: The automotive industry is Belgium’s fourth
largest industry with 11% of the total manufacturing industry *
Ca 1 million cars and commercial vehicles where produced in Belgium 2006
The great majority are exported, mainly to Germany, UK, France and Spain
Major companies: Four important international companies have
production in Belgium. The Belgian company Van Hool produces commercial vehicles.
Ford in Genk General Motors in Antwerp Volvo Cars & Volvo Trucks in Gent Volkswagen in Brussels Van Hool in Bree and Koningshooikt
Market Opportunities
Source: Federation of Belgian Enterprises, Agoria, Febiac
Antwerp (General Motors)
Genk (Ford)
Gent (Volvo)
Brussels (Volkswagen)
* The manufacturing industry in Belgium has a production value (turnover) of 1749 billion SEK (2006)
Koningshooikt (Van Hool) Bree (Van Hool)
Bold = Head office
THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY
General Information: There are more than 400 European
Logistics Centers in Belgium
Major companies: Caterpillar Logistics, Frans Maas, Schenker Logistics, Vos Logistics, TNT, DHL, Fedex
The main multimodal logistic parks: Antwerp, Ghent, Zeebrugge, Oostende, Liège, Central Ardenne, Athus, Charleroi, Mons, Dry-Port
Strengths: Central position in Europe Neighbors easily reachable by air, road,
rail or waterways 60 % of the European market reachable
within 500 km of Belgium
Market Opportunities
Source: Cluster Transport & Logistics Wallonia, Flanders Institute for Logistics
THE (PETRO-) CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Market Opportunities
General information: The chemical industry is the second largest manufacturing sector in
Belgium. The chemical industry represents 1/5 of the total turnover in Belgium and 20% of the total export in Belgium
Flanders has: 500 chemical companies, 65.000 direct employees, 30 billion
€ turnover
Major companies: BASF, AGFA, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline
Strengths: Antwerp: second largest chemical cluster in the world
3.6 million m³ independent tank storage capacity 150.000 m² storage capacity for hazardous cargo 6 LSP’s specialised in storage, handling and repackaging of
plastic granulates 8 tank storage companies 1474 storage tanks
Source: Invest in Flanders, www.fedichem.be, www.trends.be
LARGE BELGIAN COMPANIES & INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES WITH HEAD QUARTERS IN BELGIUM
Källa: Swedish Trade Council
Market Opportunities
Belgian companies International companies
Belgacom ShurgardProximus PioneerBASE HondaInbev Coca ColaDuvel Moorgat CaterpillarSolvay FedexDelhaize Group PfizerZetes Johnson & JohnsonGodiva ToyotaVan Hool Nippon Shokubai
A LONG TRADITION OF SWEDISH SUBSIDARIES IN BELGIUM- Totally more than 200 Swedish related companies in Belgium!
Company Employees City
1. Volvo Cars Gent NV 4500 Gent2. Securitas NV 4100 Brussels3. Securitas Systems 4000 Brussels4. Atlas Copco Coordination Center2250 Wilrik5. Atlas Copco Airpower 2220 Wilrik6. Hennes & Mauritz 1600 Brussels7. Volvo Europe Trucks 1557 Gent8. IKEA Belgium 1500 Zaventem9. Schenker 600 Antwerpen10. Volvo Parts Gent 591 Gent
Källa: Swedish Trade Council
Market Opportunities
… which contributed to…
the fact that more than 200 Swedish subsidiaries andseveral international companies have decided to settle in Belgium as starting point for the EU market
Situated in the heart of EuropeStrong international profileA positive business climateExcellence in infrastructure & accessibilityA qualified workforce, flexible and multilingualReal estate is available and affordable
BELGIUM PROVIDES CONSIDERABLE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
STC Belgium is the natural partner for all Swedish companies who wants to establish or develop their business in Belgium
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