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

  • SAUDI ARABIA

    The Belgian economic mission to Saudi Arabia, presided over by Her Majesty the Queen, will take place from 20 to 27 November 2026.

  • MOROCCO

    The Belgian economic mission to Morocco, presided over by Her Majesty the Queen, will take place during the week of 19 April 2027.

  • CANADA

    The Belgian economic mission to Canada, presided over by Her Majesty the Queen, will take place during the week of 18 October 2027.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

  • Public sector
  • Companies, universities, federations and chambers of commerce
  • Press
Picture BEM West Coast USA 2025
© Belga

Previous missions

Pictures

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Belgian Economic Mission to the Westcoast of the USA - picture 2
Belgian Economic Mission to the Westcoast of the USA - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to India 2025 - picture 1
Belgian economic mission to Brazil 2024 - picture 1
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, 7,219 participants took part in the Belgian Economic Missions
•An average of 379 participants per mission

Overview of participants at BEM'S 2015-2025

Numbers of companies* per mission

•Since 2015, 3,563 companies took part in the Belgian Economic Missions
•An average of 187 companies per mission

Overview of companies that participated at BEM'S 2015-2025

* Companies, universities, federations, chambers of commerce

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