This document provides 10 reasons to invest in Belgium, including its economic location in central Europe, access to decision makers in Brussels, a tradition of foreign trade, access to a highly skilled labor force, centers of knowledge and research, modern business infrastructure, low real estate costs, high quality of life, and an attractive tax regime including incentives like the notional interest deduction that lower corporate tax rates. Belgium is highlighted as a top destination for foreign direct investment and ranked highly on various competitiveness measures.
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12. A Tradition of Foreign Trade Belgium’s top trading partners 1.5 10. Sweden 0.39 31. Australia 1.6 9. India 1.9 8. Luxembourg 3.7 7. Spain 5.2 6. Italy 6.1 5. U.S.A. 8.0 4. UK 12.0 3. The Netherlands 17.0 2. France 19.9 1. Germany % of total exports Belgian Export Destinations (2006) 2.1 10. Sweden 0.43 29. Australia 2.4 9. Japan 3.4 8. Italy 3.6 7. China 5.3 6. U.S.A. 5.8 5. Ireland 6.6 4. UK 11.3 3. France 17.5 2. Germany 18.4 1. The Netherlands % of total imports Belgian Suppliers (2006)
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