Belgium one of the world’s most attractive countries for foreign investments

Belgium has notched up second place, behind Hong Kong and ahead of Singapore, in the global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Attraction Index published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

As regards the contribution of FDI and foreign affiliates to the economy (in terms of value added, employment wages, tax receipts, exports, R &D expenditures and capital formation), Belgium is also second in the world, behind Hungary and ahead of the Czech Republic.

Find more information on this report on the UNCTAD website

Consult the World Investment Report 2012 (PDF, 239 pages - 7.84 Mb)