5
E-commerce in Wa l l o n i a London 150’
Lille 60’
12 Mons
Louvain-la-Neuve
Charleroi
Oslo
400 million consumers
Amsterdam 120’
10
Our key assets
Helsinki
10
Stockholm
Located at the center of economic Europe :
Brussels
11
more good reasons to invest in Wallonia
Namur
5 7
4 9
Brussels European institutions Multinationals headquarters
4 hours by road
1 3 2
Liège
Berlin 80’
6 8
London
Favorable business environment :
200
Frankfurt 60’
Copenhagen
Dublin
6
business parks
Brussels Wallonia
competitiveness clusters
Paris
4,200 acres
of buildable commercial land
Warsaw
Best European customs system – Be Gate.
Luxembourg Frankfurt
Prague
Availability of lands at low prices & short delay to get permit.
Strasbourg Vienna
Excellent fiscal environment – VAT deferment.
Milan
7
* From Brussels
6
Strasbourg 60’ Luxembourg 100’
Universities
Science parks
R&D in Life Sciences
80
Low operational costs. Liege Airport 24/7 as a top European airport and as a main gateway for E commerce.
Amsterdam
R&D Culture :
Paris 90’
Ideal location at the heart of biggest markets.
Connected to main seaports with daily river shuttles.
Madrid Spinoffs
Highly efficient business environment and flexibility. Istanbul
Economy open to the world :
One of the highest workforce productivity in Europe
WAL=70%
Shortest lead time to reach customers thanks to efficient declaration, handling processes but also shorter distances
EU=30%
% of average export turnover
Quality of life :
E-COMMERCE Multicultural/Welcoming Region
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