Transcript Europapresentation

EXPORTRÅDET - SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL
Presentation Belgium
2007
www.swedishtrade.com
SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL
In Sweden:
Abroad:
Head office in Stockholm
60 offices in more than 50
countries
22 regional export consultants
40 trade commissioners regular
visits to Sweden
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
ONE YEAR SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL
- In 2006…
65 000 questions on exports were answered
10 000 visits to our websites per day
5 000 meetings with customers
2 500 business development assignments
We make things happen!
… and the result was
that…
Swedish companies in more
than 2 000 cases were able
to enter a new foreign
market or
expanded on an existing
SWEDISH TRADE COUNCIL IN BELGIUM
Trade Commissioner
Maria Hilding
Project Leader
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
Economy
Cecilia Hörberg
Export Information
Gunilla Andersson
Rickard Eksten
Export Program:
EU Advice Brussels
Madeleine Koskull
EU
Madeleine Koskull
Rickard Eksten
+ trainee
Export
Consulting
BeLux
Mathilde Wehlén
Pär Skånberg
+ trainee
Fact Pack
BELGIUM – ON THE CROSSROAD OF THREE CULTURES
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Capital:
Population:
Brussels
10,3 million inhabitants
(Sweden: 9 million)
Surface:
30 528 km2
(approx. same as Småland)
Anglo-saxon
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
Romanic
Imports 2006:
257 billion Euros, of which 5,2 billion
from Sweden
Exports 2006:
268 billion Euros, of which 3,7 billion
to Sweden
Source: Eurostat, Belgique Portail Fédéral, The Economist
Germanic
Fact Pack
BELGIUM IS A FEDERAL STATE WITH THREE REGIONS
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Flanders
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Brussels
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Inhabitants: 6 million
Main industry: Chemicals and plastics,
automotive, life sciences, logistics and food
The region provides 60% of the national
GDP
Inhabitants: 1 million
Main industry: Financial and diplomatic
center
Wallonia
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Inhabitants: 3,3 million
Main industry: Logistics, biotechnology,
aeronautic and automotive components
Source: www.flanders.be, www.wallonie.be, www.brussels.be
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BELGIUM HAS A STRONG INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
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Belgium is the world’s fifth Open Trade Economy
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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
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1,700 European headquarters of MNC
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International profile
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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
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SWEDEN’S MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNERS 2006
Imports (%)
Source: SCB
Exports (%)
1. Germany
17,9
1. USA
10,6
2. Denmark
10,5
2. Germany
10,3
3. Norway
8,3
3. Norway
8,5
4. Netherlands
6,6
4. United Kingdom
7,0
5. United Kingdom
5,9
5. Denmark
6,9
6. Finland
5,9
6. Finland
6,4
7. France
4,9
7. France
5,1
8. Belgium
3,9
8. Netherlands
4,6
9. Russia
3,5
9. Belgium
4,6
10. Italy
3,3
10. Italy
3,4
Business Environment
FOUR GOOD REASONS TO DO BUSINESS IN BELGIUM
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A positive business climate; attractive fiscal system and
investment incentives
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Excellence in infrastructure and accessibility
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A qualified workforce, flexible and multilingual
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Real Estate: available and affordable
Business Environment
A POSITIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE; ATTRACTIVE FISCAL SYSTEM &
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
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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.
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Corporation
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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
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Management
 Attractive fiscal system for expats
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
2006
Density of network, km / km²
Belgium
Belgium
0.1136
Germany
Germany
0.1010
United Kingdom
UK
0.0696
Netherlands
Netherlands
0.0677
France
France
0.0530
Japan
Japan
Ireland
Ireland
USA
USA
0.0489
0.0274
0.0238
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
Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005
Business Environment
EXCELLENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESSIBILITY
- Motorways
Stockholm
Oslo
London
Warsaw
Frankfurt Prague
Lisbon
Madrid
Helsinki
Moscow
City
Road distance
Berlin
774
Warsaw
1328
Moscow
London
309
Madrid
1604
Lisbon
2231
Frankfurt
398
Oslo
948
Stockholm 1506
Helsinki
1671
Moscow
2582
Prague
918
Drive time (h)
7
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15
20
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17
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29
32
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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
Percentage of population fluent in foreign languages
3 foreign languages
100
90
80
70
60
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40
30
20
10
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90
2 foreign languages
1 foreign language
90
80
73
70
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Belgium
Denmark
38
20
12
Netherlands
20
10
France
10
5
Ireland
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
Office space across the world - Location cost in each country
Belgium (Brussels)
Belgium (Brussels)
€/sq.m/Year - 2006
391
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
447
Spain (Madrid)
Spain (Madrid)
459
Germany (Frankfurt)
Germany (Frankfurt)
471
Ireland (Dublin)
Ireland (Dublin)
531
Sweden (Stockholm)
Sweden (Stockholm)
568
USA York)
(New York)
USA (New
584
Italy (Milan)
Italy (Milan)
(Paris)
France France
(Paris)
Japan (Tokyo)
Japan (Tokyo)
United
(London)
UK Kingdom
(London)
Source: Cushman & Wakefield 2005
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1.009
1.170
1.636
Market Opportunities
THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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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.
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Antwerp (General Motors)
Gent (Volvo)
Koningshooikt (Van Hool)
Bree (Van Hool)
Genk (Ford)
Brussels (Volkswagen)
Ford in Genk
General Motors in Antwerp
Volvo Cars & Volvo Trucks in Gent
Volkswagen in Brussels
Van Hool in Bree and Koningshooikt
* The manufacturing industry in Belgium has a production value (turnover) of 1749 billion SEK (2006)
Source: Federation of Belgian Enterprises, Agoria, Febiac
Bold = Head office
Market Opportunities
THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY
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General Information:
 There are more than 400 European
Logistics Centers in Belgium
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Major companies: Caterpillar Logistics, Frans
Maas, Schenker Logistics, Vos Logistics, TNT,
DHL, Fedex
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The main multimodal logistic parks: Antwerp,
Ghent, Zeebrugge, Oostende, Liège, Central
Ardenne, Athus, Charleroi, Mons, Dry-Port
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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
Source: Cluster Transport & Logistics Wallonia, Flanders Institute for Logistics
Market Opportunities
THE (PETRO-) CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
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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
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Major companies: BASF, AGFA, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline
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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
Market Opportunities
LARGE BELGIAN COMPANIES & INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
WITH HEAD QUARTERS IN BELGIUM
Belgian companies
Belgacom
Proximus
BASE
Inbev
Duvel Moorgat
Solvay
Delhaize Group
Zetes
Godiva
Van Hool
Källa: Swedish Trade Council
International companies
Shurgard
Pioneer
Honda
Coca Cola
Caterpillar
Fedex
Pfizer
Johnson & Johnson
Toyota
Nippon Shokubai
Market Opportunities
A LONG TRADITION OF SWEDISH SUBSIDARIES IN BELGIUM
- Totally more than 200 Swedish related companies in Belgium!
Company
1. Volvo Cars Gent NV
2. Securitas NV
3. Securitas Systems
4. Atlas Copco Coordination Center
5. Atlas Copco Airpower
6. Hennes & Mauritz
7. Volvo Europe Trucks
8. IKEA Belgium
9. Schenker
10. Volvo Parts Gent
Källa: Swedish Trade Council
Employees
4500
4100
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2250
2220
1600
1557
1500
600
591
City
Gent
Brussels
Brussels
Wilrik
Wilrik
Brussels
Gent
Zaventem
Antwerpen
Gent
Summary
BELGIUM PROVIDES CONSIDERABLE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Situated in the heart of Europe
Strong international profile
A positive business climate
Excellence in infrastructure & accessibility
A qualified workforce, flexible and multilingual
Real estate is available and affordable
… which contributed
to…
the fact that more than 200
Swedish subsidiaries and
several international
companies have decided to
settle in Belgium as starting
point for the EU market
STC Belgium is the natural partner for all Swedish companies who wants to establish or
develop their business in Belgium