Wallonia Business and Competitiveness Clusters MAGEOSZ and the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency Opportunities of Cooperation.

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Wallonia Business and Competitiveness Clusters MAGEOSZ and the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency Opportunities of Cooperation

BELGIUM At the border of 3 main European cultures 11 million inhabitants Official languages: French, Dutch, German Independent since 1830 Federal state since 1993 Head of state: King Philippe since 2013 Capital: Brussels

Connections to Europe 75 % 40 % of the EU market (GDP) of the consumers

Belgian Political Organization

Federal competencies Internal security and justice Social security, employment law Main legal codes (civil, criminal, commercial) Defence Monetary and credit policy Food chain security Nuclear and space policy Foreign affairs (in collaboration with federated entities)

Regional competencies Housing and regional development Environment and agriculture (+ energy and water) Public works and transport Economic policy, foreign trade, foreign investment and employment Health and social assistance Supervision of local and provincial governments Scientific research and new technologies External relations in all these areas

Community competencies Language Culture The audiovisual sector Education Care

WALLONIA Territory: 16,844.3 km2 (55,2% of Belgian territory) Population: 3,589 million inhabitants 5 provinces: Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Namur, Liège, Luxembourg 20 administrative arrondissements 262 communes

Economy Wallonia is 0.10% of world GDP BUT Walloon businesses provide 0.30% of global trade GDP: 87,9 bn € GDP growth rate in volume: 1,3% Average annual growth in international export of goods and services: 3,8% 1 161 000 Walloons active in the Walloon labour market 70 000 businesses – 650 000 jobs 9 employees on average per company 2 000 new businesses per year 8 000 businesses export with AWEX

Foreign investments in Wallonia

The aura

Wallonia’s “power of ten” ACCESSIBILITY its presence at the heart of Europe its location which gives access to the markets the quality of its real estate offering TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW innovative Wallonia labour and productivity SENSE OF SHARING financial incentives access to capital QUALITY OF LIFE export living in Wallonia leisure

AWEX since 1983 in Budapest since 1995 (Wallonia – Brussels) since 2011: AWEX - Brussels Invest & Export about 450 employees, more than 100 abroad budget: 80 million € Public service organisation "B"

Structure

Regional Centres Charleroi Libramont Liège Eupen Mons Namur Nivelles

Global Network Economic and Trade Counsellors

Role of Economic and Commercial Counsellors Representation of Wallonia General and individual market information Trade promotion and development Dissemination of business opportunities Trade assistance Support with identifying potential investors

Objectives Increase Wallonia's international visibility and attractiveness (regional branding policy) Improve companies' professionalism with regard to exports Contribute to annual growth of Walloon exports above that of competing European regions Diversify the geographical approach to exports Strengthen the sectoral approach Ensure a quality after-sales service

Key Sectors Agrifood Aeronautics and Space Engineering and new materials Transport and Logistics Life sciences Environmental technologies

Business Clusters Environment and Sustainable Development Transversal Technologies

Competitiveness Clusters Mobility and Transport Environment and Sustainable Development Food – Health Transversal Technologies Competitiveness Clusters

Transversal Technologies: mechanical engineering 270 industrial and academic entities provides functional systems relies on a diverse base of scientific and technological knowledge and know-how

Four strategic lines of development: Materials and surfaces of the future Comprehensive forming technologies Micro technologies and mechatronics engineering Intelligent production and maintenance

Wallonia in figures

Pilot Project at Midest Global show for all industrial subcontracting know-how Paris Nord Villepinte Pilot project created by the Hungarian National Trade House and the AWEX: B2B Wallonia-Hungary organized between Hungarian and Walloon companies This cooperation will go on in 2017 !

They have already chosen Wallonia…

Wallonia Export & Investment Agency Office For Foreign Investors FEEL INSPIRED For further information Wallonia Export & Investment Agency Office For Foreign Investors www.investinwallonia.be - welcome@investinwallonia.be www.wallonia.hu

Mechanical Engineering & Advanced Materials Expert Tanguy HUYBRECHS Mechanical Engineering & Advanced Materials Expert (T) +32 81 33 28 77 thuybrechs@investinwallonia.be www.investinwallonia.be www.awex.be Jacques GERMAY Managing Director (T) +32 81 20 68 50 jacques.germay@polemecatech.be info@polemecatech.be www.polemecatech.be

RÁNKY EDIT Economic and Trade Counsellor EMBASSY OF BELGIUM ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATION OF WALLONIA AND THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION 1051 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 12. #608 Tel: (+36 1) 266 8621 Fax: (+36 1) 266 8622 budapest@awex-wallonia.com www.awexbudapest.hu