Belgium

Belgium is the only European country that has signed a tax treaty with HONG KONG. The advantages offered by this agreement make Belgium a strategic place for the constitution of a subsidiary or a parent company.

These regions have competence in the fields which concern the occupation of the “territory” in the broad sense of the term. For example, the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region exercise their powers in the fields of economy, employment, agriculture, water policy, housing, public works, energy , transport (with the exception of SNCB), environment, town and country planning, nature conservation, credit, foreign trade, guardianship of the provinces, communes and intercommunal.

They shall also have competence in scientific research and international relations in the aforementioned fields.

In 2014, the sixth state reform gave rise to a complete or partial transfer of a whole range of competences from the federal level to the communities or regions. The transfer date is 1 July 2014. Existing regulations remain in force until a community or region decides on changes or new rules.

The courses are more flexible than in France with a good orientation in Management and Finance; Communication and Negotiation. On the contrary, universities and faculties in Belgium present an organization quite similar to that of France (they offer training according to the European licensing-master-doctorate scheme). It also has major universities such as:

The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, making it the third largest university in Flanders. 16% of its student population comes from abroad. The University of Antwerp is characterized by its high standards of education, internationally competitive research and an entrepreneurial approach.

In Belgium we can see that around 45% of the Belgian population is made up of foreigners.