Wallonia-Belgium A continuous success story Alphi CARTUYVELS Deputy General Manager Europe & North America
I. ORGANISATION & STRATEGY II. FIGURES & RESULTS III.BELGIUM WALLONIA S ASSETS
I. ORGANISATION & STRATEGY
Governmental authorities Effective help from the foreign investment division of the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEx) The foreign investment division of the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency provides information, advice, contacts and solutions to foreign companies considering expanding business in Southern Belgium Clients are treated on a confidentiality basis Services are free of charge Working in close connections with the Belgian Embassies Our job : To detect To convince To help To follow up
Attirer des Investisseurs étrangers Gestion de Projets Détection de Projets Gestionnaires de Projets compétents orientés clients multilingues Réceptionner les demandes spontanées en Belgique et à l étranger - Par l AWEX-AEC - Par l AWEX-OFI Développer ses réseaux - en Belgique et à l étranger Améliorer l image de la Wallonie - Par l AWEX-AEC - Par l AWEX-OFI 1 2 Prospecter, Prospecter, Prospecter - à l étranger Par un cabinet spécialisé en «Lead Generation» 3
II. FIGURES & RESULTS
II. CHIFFRES ET RESULTATS 1.251 dossiers réussis plus de 2.800 dossiers traités. 10.604.206.576 investis dans l économie wallonne. 25.920 emplois directs annoncés par les entreprises. Quelques noms singificatifs : H&M, AGC Europ, GSK, Caterpillar, Colruyt, TNT, Lyreco, Johnsson & Johnsson, Baxter, Carlson WL, Xtratherm, Dow Corning, CBTC, etc.
Les tendances par secteur d activité
Les tendances par origine de l investisseur
Les tendances par localisation régionale
III. BELGIUM WALLONIA S ASSETS
Wallonia - Belgium - A continuous success story A 500 million consumer market Transportation network Land and buildings Fiscal system Numerous incentives Workforce Quality of life Governmental authorities
A 500 million consumer market Wallonia, at the heart of Europe Trucking time Inhabitants GDP million 1 hour 4,700,000 66,931 2 hours 17,800,000 277,641 3 hours 42,300,000 604,860 4 hours 58,800,000 954,390
A 500 million consumer market Symbiosis of European cultures
A 500 million consumer market Brussels, global business centre Capital of Belgium; Capital of the EU; Headquarters of NATO; Centre of political decision-making; 4th in the list of the European business cities; 1,700 international corporations; 3rd most important conference centre in Europe; World s 4th Open Trade Economy; 2nd largest concentration of journalists in the world.
Transportation network Brussels South Charleroi Airport 500 acres; millions of passengers each year; base for conducting tests by surrounding aeronautical industries. Liege Airport Belgium s n 1 cargo airport and 8th largest in Europe At the centre of the Amsterdam Paris Frankfurt triangle; development strategy focused on air cargo; hub of the express courier company TNT Source : http://www.charleroi-airport.com/ Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Transportation network Links with France & The Netherlands Hermalle Hermalle Hermalle Hermalle
Land and buildings Average land prices indication ( /sq.m.) 40-120 Brabant Wallon Hainaut Liège 25-45 Namur 20-40 25-50 Luxembourg 20-40 source : KNIGHT FRANK - Belgium Industrial Market report 2014
Fiscal system Nominative corporate tax rates Effective corporate tax rates 40 30 25,5 28 30 34 34,4 31 31,1 40 30 23,7 27,4 27,7 24,7 28,3 34,6 28 20 20 10 10 0 0 Source : Report made by ZEW (Centre for European Economic Research) for the EU Commission.
Numerous incentives A. Investments incentives : - Up to 25 % - Purchase of land, buildings, new equipment and intagible investments - Depending on : size of the company job creation, sector of activity, location. B. Research & Development incentives C. Employment incentives - Workers special training aids - Average saving over a 4 year period : 11% for year C. Export incentives : - At all stages of the export process
Workforce Overall productivity - Productivity - Education - Language skills - Social climate - Trade unions
Exceptional quality of life with a high quality of life Quality of life is high (max. = 9,73) Netherlands Luxembourg Belgium France USA Spain UK 9,21 9 8,63 8,48 8,33 7,95 7,73 Italy 6,46 Source : IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2014
Governmental authorities Help from the AWEX Invest
Governmental authorities Help from the AWEX Invest SITE SELECTION & REAL ESTATE TAX & LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOREIGN INVESTOR RECRUITEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION ASSISTANCE WITH REGIONAL AND EUROPEAN R&D PROGRAMS
ESTABLISHED 8. HELP FROM BUSINESS THE AWEX ACTIVITIES INVEST WALLONIA They have chosen Wallonia Belgium to develop their activities
ESTABLISHED 8. HELP FROM BUSINESS THE AWEX ACTIVITIES INVEST WALLONIA They have chosen Wallonia Belgium to develop their activities
Wallonia Export-Investment Agency Namur Office Park Avenue des Dessus de Lives, 6 B-5101 Loyers (Namur) BELGIUM (T) +32 81 33 28 50 (F) +32 81 33 28 69 welcome@investinwallonia.be www.investinwallonia.be