A REGION OF PARADOXES STRONG INTERNATIONAL BRAND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ENGINE STRONG GROWTH SURROUNDING REGIONS MULTICULTURAL MEETING PLACE WEAK NATIONAL REPUTATION SOURCE OF CONFLICT IN BELGIUM HIGH EMPLOYMENT IN THE CORE POOR ATTRACTIVENESS FOR CITIZENS OF FLANDERS AND WALLONIA

A MAN NEEDS A PLAN THREE TIMES THE FIRST TIME 1 WHOLE METROPOLITAN AREA LONG TERM 2 INITIATIVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY 3

BRUSSELS METROPOLITAN REGION Halle-Vilvoorde Nivelles Brussels Capital Region

BAK BASEL ECONOMICS Edinburgh Stockholm Randstad London Dublin Berlin Frankfurt Luxembeurg Paris Lyon Madrid Milan Zurich Vienna Brussels Metropolitan Region BMR Benchmarking 15 metropolitan regions

MODERATED GROWTH, NEARLY JOBLESS GROWTH 2 GROWTH SURROUNDING AREAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP WHOLE BMR ON TRACK 3 BAK BASEL ECONOMICS PRODUCTIVITY AND WEALTH: THE TOP IN EUROPE PRODUCTIVITY AND WEALTH: THE TOP IN EUROPE 1 INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING SHOWS BMR… BMR IS LOOSING CONNECTION WITH THE TOP

POLITICAL SECTOR STRONG, BUT LIMITED GROWTH POTENTIAL 3 LOCAL SERVICES BELOW PAR 2 STRONG IN KNOWLEDGE- DRIVEN ACTIVITIES 1 BAK BASEL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING SHOWS BMR… ECONOMY ON ONE LEG

Development of ideas by ten thematic working groups. Multinationals Financial Centre Business Services EU Capital Tourism & Culture ICT & Digital Media Transport & Logistics Training & Formation Innovative Industries Healthcare

CHALLENGES WAR FOR TALENT 1 1 AGING SOCIETY 3 3 MOBILITY 4 4 LOCAL SERVICES 2 2 POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION/ COORDINATION POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION/ COORDINATION 5 5 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 6 6

OPPORTUNITIES GROWTH IN NICHE MARKETS 1 1 OPPORTUNITIES CITIES ARE BOOMING 2 2 QUALITY OF LIFE 3 3 MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT 4 4 BRIC-COUNTRIES EU CAPITAL

BMR YOUR TICKET TO EUROPE BMR FROM BORING TO DARING FOCUS ON NICHE POTENTIALS ONE VISION, 3 SPEARPOINTS, ONE SOLID FOUNDATION

CAN WE DO THIS?.. OTHERS DID IT! BASEL LONDON OAKLAND

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