Flanders is a highly developed and densely populated regio centrally located at the “heart” of Europe.
The standard of living in Flanders is among the highest in the world, as it boasts excellent food, housing, health-care, education and infrastructure, as well as high productivity and low poverty.
Flanders offers businesses a stable, market-driven economy and all the advantages of a Euro currency nation. Its location at the heart of Europe’s core economy combined with its highly developed transport and communications infrastructure provide the right platform for businesses looking to develop or expand opportunities in the wider European market.
In addition, Flanders offers:
- A business-minded government that continues to introduce measures aimed at easing the way for enterprise
- One of the world’s most productive workforces and one of the few European workforces that out-performs the US in productivity
- One of Europe’s most multilingual workforces and communities
- A business environment in which 96% of Belgian companies are Internet-connected compared with the European Union average of 89%
After centuries at the crossroads of European trade and culture, the Flemish people have gained a reputation for the cross-border flexibility and understanding that today’s business world demands. Today’s global nature of cities such as Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent combined with the large number of foreign companies in Flanders, has added to the international business culture in the region.