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In exaclty 1 month, a high-level economic mission led by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium will head to India from 1 to 8 March 2025 🇧🇪 🇮🇳. The 326 Belgian delegates include 235 leading businessmen and women, 19 academic representatives as well as high-ranking officials of the country.

In the framework of the Belgian economic mission to India 🇧🇪 🇮🇳 in March, the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency conducted an interview with HE SAURABH KUMAR, Ambassador of India to Belgium.

From January 8 to 17, our Belgian Foreign Trade Agency team traveled to Vietnam for the premission.

Check out now the BEM INDIA website and download the app on the App store or on Google Play by searching for “Belgian Economic Mission” and stay up to date about the #BEmissionIND 🇧🇪 🇮🇳.

Yesterday, our colleagues Katrien Van Loocke and Dennis Gijsbrechts were invited by Ann Reulens, lecturer in Business Management, to give a guest lecture at the UCLL Campus in Diepenbeek.

In addition to diplomatic relations, the Sultanate is also a valuable trading partner of Belgium.

#BEmissionBRA (22/11-01/12) – DAY 6 - The final day of the Belgian Economic Mission in Brazil 🇧🇪 🇧🇷 started with the traditional Success Stories Breakfast which allowed Belgian SMEs and their Brazilian partners to share their successful partnership.

#BEmissionBRA (22/11-01/12) – DAY 5 - The first day of the Belgian Economic Mission in Rio de Janeiro opened with a seminar on enabling the energy transition: the role of ports and the importance of partnerships with industries & policy makers. This important seminar gathered around 200 guests at Casa Firjan.

#BEmissionBRA (22/11-01/12) – DAY 4 - In the morning of this last day of the Belgian Economic Mission in São Paulo, HRH Princess Astrid and the Belgian delegation visited the Puratos InSPiration Center.

#BEmissionBRA (22/11-01/12) – DAY 3 - To kick-start the third day of the Belgian Economic Mission in Brazil, HRH Princess Astrid attended a Seminar on sustainable infrastructure and construction at the FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo); she was welcomed by Mr Dan Ioschpe, Vice President of FIESP and Ms. Isabelle GRIPPA, CEO of hub.brussels.

#BEmissionBRA (22/11-01/12) – DAY 2 - The second day of the Belgian Economic Mission in Brazil started with the seminar on industrial bioeconomy and sustainable agriculture, organised by Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT), VITO, the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX) & Wagralim.

#BEmissionBRA (22/11-01/12) – On the first day of the Belgian Economic Mission in Brazil, HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and the Belgian delegation visited Solvay's Paulínia site in São Paulo, focusing on sustainability and innovation.