It is expected that certain large multinationals will need to comply with public EU Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting rules by mid-2024. In a new video, tax experts Maurice van Klaveren and Daniël van der Vliet highlight what this means for your organization. On 11 November 2021, the European Parliament gave its final green light to introduce…
On January 27, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès launched the new Belgian passport. A document that is even more secure thanks to new security and personalization techniques. The new Belgian passport will also be recognizable thanks to its original design, which honors one of the jewels of our culture: the…
“Legends of Lion Dance” exhibition showcases traditional Hong Kong crafts, cinema, and cultural heritage in Belgium! The sixth edition of the “Legends of Lion Dance” exhibition -which showcases Hong Kong’s cultural heritage, crafts, and Chinese New Year traditions- is back in Belgium. Held from January 22 to February 12 in the port city of Antwerp,…
An impressive record for this Belgian-British girl!! Nineteen-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small plane down in Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on Thursday – 155 days after she departed. She completed an epic 41-country journey spanning over 52,000…
Interesting sustainability news from Belgium! Paris, July 26, 2021 –TotalEnergies, through Lampiris, its energy supply affiliate in Belgium, signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with Air Liquide. TotalEnergies will supply 50 GWh per year of renewable electricity over a period of 15 years. Air Liquide will use this renewable energy to power some of its industrial…
We were proud to host Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, in our High-Caliber Speaker series last week. It was a great opportunity for our members to learn and ask questions from an industry leader of such a magnitude, and your BLCC was honoured to be a part of the event. And in line with…
Data from the National Bank of Belgium showed that after reaching a record high in July, business confidence in Belgium fell to “7.6″ from “10.1″ in August. This index for business confidence is used to represent expectations and the level of optimism of firms in different sectors of the Belgian economy. The number is derived from…
Covid-19 has had many effects on foreign trade. Some changes are temporary, while other changes we have gotten more accustomed to, and which we won’t be able to phase out soon. But are some of these effects permanent – here to stay forever? Covid-19 has had a structural impact on Belgian foreign trade, and the…
As people continue to get vaccinated, and herd immunity develops, Belgium will be relaxing social distancing restrictions in public places from the 1st of September. This will mean there will no longer be a limit on how many people can sit on the same table at restaurants, and there will also be no fixed closing…
On 21 June 2021, President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Belgium and was received by King Philippe. During the Kenyan President’s two-day visit, he is scheduled to address a Belgium-Kenya business forum, where he will discuss investment and trade. He will also discuss EU-Kenya relations with the President of the European Council. The Kenyan…
