About Belgian Economic Missions

The Belgian Foreign Trade Agency, in cooperation with the three regional agencies for the promotion of foreign trade Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX) and hub.brussels and the FPS Foreign Affairs, organises two Belgian Economic Missions per year.

Upcoming missions

  • WEST COAST OF THE USA

    The Belgian Economic Mission to the West Coast of the USA will take place from 4 to 12 October 2025 in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

  • TÜRKIYE

    The Belgian economic mission to Türkiye will take place in 2026 (dates to be confirmed).

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

  • Public sector
  • Companies, universities, federations and chambers of commerce
  • Press

Testimonials

  • BESIX Group has participated to the Belgian Economic Missions to Angola & South Africa, India, Saudi Arabia & Oman, Qatar & UAE, the United States – Texas, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Argentina & Uruguay, Morocco, Senegal and Australia.
    Mathieu Ryckewaert, Public and Corporate Affairs at BESIX Group, gives a short testimonial.

  • EnergyVision has participated to the Belgian Economic Missions to Morocco, China, UK and Japan.
    Maarten Michielssens, Founder and CEO at EnergyVision gives a short testimonial.

  • AMB Ecosteryl has participated to the Belgian Economic Mission to Angola & South Africa, Saudi Arabia & Oman, Malaysia & Singapore, Colombia & Peru, Ivory Coast, Argentina & Uruguay, Morocco, Mexico, UK, USA, Senegal, Australia, Norway, Brazil and India.
    Olivier Dufrasne, President of AMB Ecosteryl gives a short testimonial.

Previous missions

Pictures

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Belgian economic mission to India 2025 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to India 2025 - picture 2
Belgian economic mission to Brazil 2024 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to Brazil 2024 - picture 2
Belgian economic mission to Norway 2024 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to Norway 2024 - picture 2
Belgian economic mission to Australia 2023 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to Australia 2023 - picture 3
Belgian economic mission to Senegal 2023 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to Senegal 2023 - picture 4
Belgian Economic Mission to Japan - picture 2
Belgian Economic Mission to Japan - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to the USA 4 - 12 June 2022 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to the USA 4 - 12 June 2022 - picture 2
Belgian economic mission to the UK 9 - 12 May 2022 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to the UK 9 - 12 May 2022 - picture 2
picture mission China 2019
picture mission China 2019
picture mission Mexico 2019
picture mission Mexico 2019
picture mission Morocco 2018
picture mission Morocco 2018
picture mission Argentina - Uruguay 2018
picture mission Argentina - Uruguay 2018
picture mission Ivory Coast 2017
picture mission Ivory Coast 2017
picture mission South Korea 2017
picture mission South Korea 2017
picture mission USA - Texas 2016
picture mission USA - Texas 2016
picture mission Indonesia 2016
picture mission Indonesia 2016
picture mission Canada 2015
picture mission Canada 2015
picture mission Qatar - UAE 2015
picture mission Qatar - UAE 2015

Statistics belgian economic missions

Number of participants per mission

•Since 2015, 6,382 participants took part in the Belgian Economic Missions
•An average of 375 participants per mission

Overview participants missions 2015-2024

Numbers of companies* per mission

•Since 2015, 3,127 companies took part in the Belgian Economic Missions
•An average of 184 companies per mission

overview companies participated in 2015-2024 missions

* Companies, universities, federations, chambers of commerce

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