Conferencia Centro Universitario Villanueva

Exchanges between
Belgium and Spain
Juan Albiñana
CCBLE-FEHN

Index
1) The role of the Chamber of Commerce of
Belgium and Luxembourg in Spain
2) General information of Belgium and Spain
3) Bilateral economic relations between
Belgium and Spain
4) Links of interest
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The role of the Chamber of
Commerce of Belgium and
Luxembourg in Spain
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3

The Chamber of Commerce of
Belgium and Luxembourg in Spain (I)
The Chamber of Commerce of Belgium and
Luxembourg in Spain (CCBLE), founded in 1971, is a
non-profit association, composed of entrepreneurs
and professionals strongly established in their sectors
and with deep knowledge of our countries, from many
different angles.
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The Chamber of Commerce of
Belgium and Luxembourg in Spain (II)
European Chambers of Commerce in Spain (CAMCOEUR)
www.camaraseuropeas.com
• Bulgaria - www.camarahispanobulgara.org
• Denmark - www.camcomhida.com
• Finland - www.camarafinlandesa.com
• France - www.lachambre.es
• Germany - www.ahk.es
• Italy - www.italcamara-es.com
• Norway - www.cchispanor.com
• Poland - www.phig.pl
• Portugal - www.chp.es
• Sweden - www.cchs.es
• United Kingdom - www.britishchamberspain.com
5

The Spanish-Dutch Business Forum
The Spanish-Dutch Business Forum (FEHN), founded in
2007, as a CCBLE’s sister-entity, has the goal to help
Dutch businesses searching for a network platform and
support for their relations with our countries.
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What do we do?
We work in unison with two different main
goals:
• Supporting the development of economic,
commercial and cultural relations between
Spain and the countries we represent, and
• Offering our members (and also other
businesses) an efficient platform for
networking.
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What services do we offer? (A)
Commercial services
- Company listings,
- Market studies/researchs,
- Spanish companies with Belgian/Luxembourgish/Dutch
capital,
- Information over trade fairs,
- Federations, Associations, Institutions and Organisms,
- Commercial reports (solvency, pre-judicial),
- Specialized commercial services.
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What services do we offer? (B)
Contacts
- Business proposals’ publication,
- Members, commercial agents, importers and distributors’
search,
- Meeting agendas and business trips’ organization,
- Participation in fairs,
- Accompanying and intermediation/brokering services.
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What services do we offer? (C)
Assistance in Human Resources (HR)
- Jobs board,
- Locating and selecting personnel, middle management
managers and senior executives.
Infrastructure services
- Companies’ temporary domiciliation,
- Virtual office,
- Translation and interpretation.
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What services do we offer? (D)
Tax services
- Tax representation,
- VAT recovery for non-residents.
Events’ organization
- Informative working-days,
- Seminars,
- Lunch talks,
- Business breakfasts,
- Presentations,
- Etc.
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What services do we offer? (E)
Publications
- Report “Een onderneming opstarten in Spanje / Établir
une entreprise en Espagne” (“Establishing a company in
Spain”),
- “Intercambios” (“Exchanges”) on-line magazine,
- Newsletter.
Social media
- Website,
- LinkedIn,
- Twitter (@CCBLE_Madrid).
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General information of
Belgium and Spain
2
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Area
Source Belgium: 2014, Federal Government of Belgium - www.federal-government.be
Source Spain: 2014, ICEX - www.icex.es
Spain’s area
=
16,57 times
Belgium’s area
30.528 km²
505.991 km²
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
Belgium Spain
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Population
Source Belgium: 2014, Statistics Belgium - http://statbel.fgov.be
Source Spain: 2014, Spanish National Statistics Institute - www.ine.es
11,150,516
46,512,199
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
45,000,000
50,000,000
Belgium Spain
Belgium’s population
=
23,97 %
Spain’s population
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Density
Source Belgium: 2015, Federal Government of Belgium - www.federal-government.be
Belgium’s density
=
3,98 times
Spain’s density
367/km²
92/km²
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Belgium Spain
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Bilateral economic relations
between Belgium and Spain
3
18

Commercial partnership
Belgium is the 8th country where Spain exports its products.
Belgium is the 10th country from where Spain imports products.
Spain is the 9th country where Belgium exports its products.
Spain is the 10th country from where Belgium imports products.
Source Belgium: 2014, ICEX - www.icex.es
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
(In million €)
Source Belgium: 2014, National Bank of Belgium - www.nbb.be
Belgium’s GDP
=
37,98 %
Spain’s GDP402.027
1.058.469
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
Belgium Spain
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GDP per capita
Source Belgium: 2014, Eurostat - http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Source Spain: 2014, Eurostat - http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Belgium’s GDP per capita
=
1,58 times
Spain’s GDP per capita
35,600
22,500
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Belgium Spain
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Growth GDP - Real growth rate
22
1,00%
1,20%
Belgium Spain

Inflation rate / Consumer Price Index (CPI)
23
0,50%
-1,00%
Belgium Spain

Unemployment rate
Spain’s
unemployment rate
=
2,87 times
Belgium’s
unemployment rate
8.50%
24.40%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Belgium Spain
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Youth unemployment rate
(Over the total unemployment rate)
Spain’s
unemployment rate
=
2,29 times
Belgium’s
unemployment rate23.20%
53.20%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Belgium Spain
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Total exports
(In million €)
Belgium’s
total exports
≈
1,00 times
Spain’s
total exports
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241,329 240,035
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Belgium Spain

Exports to the EU
(In million €)
Belgium’s
exports to the EU
=
1,12 times
Spain’s
exports to the EU
170.956
152,182
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Belgium Spain
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Exports’ weight to the EU
(In million €)
Belgium’s
exports’ weight to the EU
=
1,12 times
Spain’s
export’ weight to the EU
28
70.84%
63.40%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Belgium Spain

Belgian exports to the EU/Spain
(In million €)
170,956
95%
8,864
5%
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Spanish exports to the EU/Belgium
(In million €)
152,182
96%
6,061
4%
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Total imports
(In million €)
Spain’s
total imports
=
1,06 times
Belgium’s
total imports
31
248,303
264,507
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Belgium Spain

Imports from the EU
(In million €)
Belgium’s
imports from the EU
=
1,28 times
Spain’s
imports from the EU
181,108
140,982
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Belgium Spain
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Imports’ weight from the EU
(In million €)
Belgium’s
exports’ weight to the EU
=
1,36 times
Spain’s
export’ weight to the EU
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72.94%
53.30%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Belgium Spain

Belgian imports from the EU/Spain
(In million €)
181,108
97%
6,293
3%
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Spanish imports from the EU/Belgium
(In million €)
140,982
96%
6,636
4%
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Total trade balance
(In million €)
Spain’s
total trade balance
=
-3,50 times
Belgium’s
total trade balance
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-6,974
-24,472
-30,000
-25,000
-20,000
-15,000
-10,000
-5,000
0
Belgium Spain

Trade balance in the EU
(In million €)
Spain’s
trade balance in the EU
=
1,10 times
Belgium’s
trade balance in the EU
-10.151
11,200
-15,000
-10,000
-5,000
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
Belgium Spain
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Public debt
(Over the GDP)
Belgium’s
public debt
=
1,09 times
Spain’s
public debt
101.20%
96.60% 94.70%
90.70%
86.80%
92.20%
99.20% 99.50%
102.00% 103.80% 104.40% 106.50%
47.60%
45.30%
42.30%
38.90%
35.50%
39.40%
52.70%
60.10%
69.20%
84.40%
92.10%
97.70%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Belgium
Spain
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Public debt (tendency)
Belgium’s
public debt
=
1,09 times
Spain’s
public debt
(Over the GDP)
101.20%
96.60% 94.70%
90.70%
86.80%
92.20%
99.20% 99.50%
102.00% 103.80% 104.40% 106.50%
47.60%
45.30%
42.30%
38.90%
35.50%
39.40%
52.70%
60.10%
69.20%
84.40%
92.10%
97.70%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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Links of interest
Eurostat
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Doing Business (World Bank Group)
www.doingbusiness.org
National Bank of Belgium
www.nbb.be
Spanish National Central Bank
www.bde.es
Statistics Belgium
http://statbel.fgov.be
Spanish National Statistics Institute
www.ine.es
Belgian Foreign Trade Agency
www.abh-ace.be
ICEX
www.icex.es
Federal Government of Belgium
www.federal-government.be
Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg
http://e-camara.com
Chamber of Commerce of Belgium and Luxembourg in Spain
www.ccble.com
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Thank you very much for your attention
Heel erg bedankt voor jullie aandacht
Merci beaucoup pour votre attention
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