| Belgian workers among the top 3 in terms of productivity |
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 In 2009, Belgium ranked 3rd in the table of world productivity published annually by the Conference Board, thereby ousting the USA from its position in the top three.
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| Bierset: No 1 Belgian airport for freight |
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 482,121 tonnes of freight transited Liège airport in 2009.
The strong performance was mainly due to the upturn in sales posted by TNT during the 4th quarter, good performances by El Al, Ethiopian and Southern Air, and the arrival of ABX Air and Avient.
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| H&M confirms its arrival in Mons |
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 The Swedish giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has acquired the plot in the Ghlin-Baudour industrial estate where it will locate its future European distribution centre. More than 400 new jobs will be created.
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| The Chinese HUAWEI Technologies opens a R&D center in Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park |
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 Already in Belgium since 2007, Huawei is a 87.500 staff worldwide enterprise. The company enjoys already 4 European R&D centers. The Louvain-la-Neuve centre will be added to the list of R&D centers located in Berlin, Milan, Amsterdam and Munich.
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| Wallonia, first logistic region in Europe ! |
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 Wallonia is the first logistic region in Europe. This is the conclusion of a survey lead by Cushman & Wakefield and published by Logistics in Wallonia and AWEX.
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| Mons, ready to welcome a Chinese incubator |
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 The centre has opened in the immediate proximity of the head office of one of the first Chinese investors on the site, Reach Hangzhou, a company playing an intermediate role for Chinese companies in applying the Reach standards.
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The chemical sector and the Federal Government set up a High Level Group for a sustainable chemical industry in Belgium
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 Essenscia, the federation for the chemical industry and life sciences and the Minister of the Economy are launching a campaign to promote the Belgian chemical and plastic materials processing cluster to foreign investors.
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| A more competitive Belgium |
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 Belgium is retaining its competitive ability, to a certain extent remaining ahead of the foreign competition and is still attractive mainly in the eyes of investors.
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Belgium remains fertile ground for researchers |
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 Belgium remains fertile soil for the research world. Belgium is making appreciable efforts, in particular at the tax level, to support research, in particular in the pharmaceutical sector |
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| L'Oréal opens its first “100% green energy” factory in Belgium |
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 The world’s leading cosmetics manufacturer L'Oréal has opened a new biomethanisation plant in Libramont,making this Belgian site its first “100% green energy” factory. |
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