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BELGIUM • Juan Esteban Ramírez Estrada

I.GENERAL ASPECT GEOGRAPHY

LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY

RELIGION

ECONOMY

DEMOGRAPHY

POLITICS

LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY Belgium is a state of western Europe. It limits to the north with the Netherlands and the North Sea, to the east with Germany and Luxembourg, and to the south and southwest with France. The territory of Belgium has an area of 30 528 km² of triangular shape.

Climate: humid, temperate and rainy. ACCOUNT WITH CLIMATIC STATIONS

II. ECONOMY CURRENCY, EXPORT AND IMPORT, INDEX AND ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION

RESOURCES Natural resources coal

natural gas

quartz

fish

Agricultural products:

sugar beet

potatoes

apples

tomatoes

cereals

• Main industries: chemicals, food, beverages, petroleum products,, furniture, paper products, construction materials, clothing and footwear., tobacco, cattle, pigs and sheep.

machinery

tobacco

Iron and steel

textiles

CURRENCY • Its previous currency was the Belgian franc; since January 1, 2002 is the euro, currency of the European Union. • Euro (EUR) Currency exchange regime

• Flexible exchange rate Currency instability level • Very limited risk thanks to the fact that the euro is one of the main international currencies. • Exchange rate 03/18/2019: 1 EUR = 1.13 USD, 1 USD = 0.88 EUR

MAIN EXPORT AND DESTINATION EXPORTATION The total value of exports (FOB) was 429,980 million. GERMANY 16,61 %

US$ 71,403 millones

FRANCE 14,89 %

US$ 64,007 millones

NETHERLANDS 12,01 %

US$ 51,629 millones

UNTED KINGDOM 7,3 %

US$ 36,217 millones

ITALY 4,91 %

US$ 21,097 millones

OTHERS 48,58 %

Belgium exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, except crude, worth US $ 25,532,400.69 million. Belgium exported Medicaments put up for retail sale, valued at US $ 20,844,616.28 million. Belgium exported Touring vehicles with diesel / semidiesel engine, displacement> 1500cm3, <= 2500cm3, worth US $ 11,053,334.84 million. Belgium exported Non-industrial diamonds, rough or simply sawn, exfoliated ..., worth US $ 10,910,960.67 million. Belgium exported Crops of microorganisms, toxins and similar products, worth US $ 8,067,782.84 million.

MAIN IMPORT AND ORIGIN IMPORTATION

The total value of imports (CIF) was 406,412 million.

NETHERLANDS17,02 %

US$ 69,905 millones

GERMANY 13,84 %

US$ 56,265 millones

FRANCE 9,48 %

US$ 38,535 millones

UNITED ESTATES 7,19 %

US$ 29,208 millones

UNITED KINGDOM4,83 %

US$ 19,638 millones

OTHER 47,64 %

Belgium imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, excluding crude oils, worth US $ 18,837,606.50 million. Belgium imported Other medicines put up for retail sale, valued at US $ 15,830,865.68 million. Belgium imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou, worth US $ 15,284,857.44 million. Belgium imported Touring vehicles with diesel / semisolid motor, displacement> 1500cm3, <= 2500cm3, worth US $ 12,647,883.69 million. Belgium imported In gaseous state: - - Natural gas, worth US $ 9,243,359.04 million.

Bélgica Data on trade in services worldwide of IDM 2017 • Belgium, imports of services (balance of payments, in current US $) 115,714,018,297.01. • Belgium, exports of services (balance of payments, in current US $) 120,164,124,285.67. • Belgium, imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP 84.35%. • Belgium, exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP 85.05%.

BELGUIUM World Development Indicators (WDI) 2018 The GDP (in US)

$532,131 million.

The GNI per capita

€41,790.00.

The trade balance

€13,961.2 million

The country is the 18th in the competitiveness ranking of the World Economic Forum. • Literacy Total population: 98%

EXPORT INDEX • In 2018, exports in Belgium grew by 3.58% compared to the previous year. • Sales abroad represent 87.22% of its GDP, a very high percentage if we compare it with that of the rest of the countries. It is ranked number 5 of 190 countries in the ranking of exports with respect to GDP. • With a figure of 395,028 million euros, Belgium occupies an important place in the ranking of countries by volume of exports. •

STRATEGYC LOCALIZATION

III. DEMOGRAFIA POPULATION, MORTALITY RATE…

DEMOGRAPHY Population 11 126 760 (2019) AGE STRUCTURE 0-14 years

19.9% (males 1 192 995 / females 1 155 177)

15-64 years

68.7% (males 3 735 282 / females 3 673 917)

65 years and over

17.4% (males 1 045 178 / females 1 361 839)

DEMOGRAPHY Population growth

0.10%

Birth rate

10.48 births / 1000 inhabitants

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 80 years Men: 78 years old Women: 82 years

TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

1,64 CHILDREN BORN/WOMAN

Mortality rate

10.50 deaths / 1000 Men: 5.27 deaths / 1000 births Women: 4.06 deaths / 1,000 births Ethnic groups Flamenco 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%

• Nearly 57% of the population of Belgium has Dutch as their mother tongue (up to 70% of the population knows it, including 20% of Walloons) • 42% is French-speaking (70% of the total population knows the French language, including 60% of the flamingos)

• Brussels, with 9% of the country's population, is officially bilingual (French and Dutch). • Dutch and French spoken in Belgium have small differences in vocabulary and meaning with respect to the varieties of the Netherlands and France.

IV POLITICS POLITIC SYSTEM, LAWS…

POLITIC Structure of the government: Hereditary and constitutional monarchy and parlamentary democracy LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL POWER: • Parliament exercises legislative power (Senate with 182 members and Chamber with 212, all elected by popular suffrage). • The executive power is headed by the Prime Minister • The judicial system is exercised by the Court of Cassation, courts of appeal, courts of first instance and labor courts. (The numbers of French and Dutch speaking ministers must be equal, as prescribed by the Constitution.)

RELIGIONS RELIGION

FOLLOWERS

PORCENTAGE

CATHOLISISM

7 447 899

64.3 %

ATHIST

3 359 084

29.0 %

ISLAM

694 983

6.0 %

HINDUISM

34 749

0.3 %

Hinduismo

23 166

0.2 %

BUDDHISM

23 166

0.2 %

HEALTH • The main causes of death in Belgium are cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, diseases of the respiratory system and non-natural causes of death (accidents and suicides).

• Unnatural causes and cancer are the leading cause of death in women over 24 and in men over 44.46 • The health system is financed by a social security system and taxes.

HEALTH • Health insurance is mandatory. • Health care is carried out with a system that is mostly privatized with independent doctors and hospitals.

• Most of the time the patient pays directly from the insurance companies. • The Belgian health system is supervised and financed by the federal government, the three communities and the three regions, that is, by the six different ministries (the community and the Flanders region were merged).

HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN BELGICA Belgium is considered the country with the highest export rate per inhabitant worldwide, which makes it a power in foreign trade. Being a small and internally complicated country and deeply traditional in many ways, they are open to all international perspectives and new business.

HOW TO NEGOCIATES WITH BELGIN PEOPLE WELCOMES, MEETINGS AND NEGOCIATIONS

NEGOTIATIONS

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS WITH BELGUIUM • Belgium is in the 45th place of the "Doing Business" of the 190 that make up this ranking, which classifies countries according to the ease they offer to do business. • (The rankings for all economies are benchmarked to May 2018)

IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN BELGIUM • Brussels Airlines

• Ageas

• Brewevi artois

Brussels Airlines Brussels Airlines

Avro RJ 85 de Brussels Airlines

FUNDATION

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

HEADQUARTERS

Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Belgium

FLEET

57

DESTINATIONS

114

SUBSIDIARY

Lufthansa

AGEAS COMPANY

ANONYMOUS SOCIETY

INDUSTRY

INSURANCE CARRIER

FUNDATION

1990

HEADQUARTERS

Brussels, Belgium

ADMINISTRATION

Bart De Smet (director ejecutivo), Jozef De Mey (Presidente)

PRODUCTS

INSURANCE

INCOMES

17.900 millonS € (2010)

NET BENEFITS

223 millonS € (2010)

EMPLOYEES

11.000

BREWEVI ARTOIS • CLa Brewery Artois is a brewery located in the city of Leuven, in the Province of Flemish Brabant (Belgium). It is one of the largest breweries in the country. The company is part of the AB InBev beer group.

FIVE POLITICAL RISK • • • • •

CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE TERRORISM AND KIDNAPPING PROPERTY SEIZURE POLICY CHANGES LOCAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE • The main Belgian political parties have been divided into a Walloon and a Flemish side.

TERRORISM AND KIDNAPPING • The three suicide bombers who attacked the airport and the Brussels metro network in March 2016 would have been considering the kidnapping of personalities to negotiate the release of other jihadists imprisoned in Belgium.

PROPERTY SEIZURE • The security forces seized more than 1,270 kilos of cocaine from Ecuador in the ports of Algeciras (Spain) and Antwerp (Belgium), hidden in wooden logs, in an operation against a network of international cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe formed by 26 people.

LOCA CONTENT REQUIREMENT The introduction of these requirements in sustainable industrial policies has four reasons: 1. they increase public support for renewable energy projects;

2. promote the protection of incipient industries 3. create "green" jobs and; 4 imply environmental benefits in the medium term due to increased competition among renewable energy companies.

DESCRIPCION OF: • STANDARIZATION ACTIVITIES THAT PROTECT THE INCIPIENT INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

INTELECTUAL PROPERTY Type of property and Law

Period of validity of the protection

Agreements signed

Patents National Law

20 YEARS

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Brands Trademark

10 years, renewable if the product goes on the market in five years

Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Belgian Law Design

Belgian Law Design Intellectual property rights Belgian law

15/5000 Maximum 25 years 70 años tras la muerte del autor Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against the Unauthorized Reproduction of their Phonograms Rome Convention on the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Organisms Broadcasting Treaty WIPO Copyright TreatyWIPO's Interpretation and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)

Industrial models Benelux Law 26/5000

PRODUCT SAFETY In Belgium, occupational safety, health and well-being are the responsibility of the Minister of Employment and the Federal Public Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue Service. The labor inspection service "Supervision of well-being at work" supervises that the safety, health and well-being at work standards are respected. The General Directorate of Labor Humanization is responsible for regulatory matters and is in charge of dialogue with social agents and the promotion of well-being at work.

TAXES • Belgium is one of the countries in the European Union with the highest taxes. In fact, all Belgian residents are subject to different types of taxes. For example: The corporate tax is around 34% while the income tax can reach 50% for those residents whose income exceeds 34,330 euros. • Taxes in Belgium are collected through professional deductions and real estate income.

TAXES There are different types of taxes in Belgium, including:

Personal income tax:

applies to all Belgian residents with fixed income.

Corporate income tax:

applies to all companies operating in Belgium.

Non-resident tax:

applies to all non-residents in the country.

Corporate tax:

applies to all legal entities.

ANTITRUST NEGOCIATIONS • BRUSELAS DEMAND TO GOOGLE FOR MONOPOLIC USE OF THE WEB BROWSER FOR MORE THAN 1000 MILLION DOLLARS

CORRUPTION INDEX • Belgium has obtained 75 points in the Corruption Perception Index published by the Organization for International Transparency. Its score has not undergone any change with respect to that obtained in 2017, so its citizens have maintained a stable perception of corruption in Belgium. • This index classifies countries by rating them from 0 (perception of high levels of corruption) to 100 (perception of very low levels of corruption) based on the perception of corruption of the public sector that its inhabitants have.

LEGAL SISTEM

The Belgian legal system is a system of civilist tradition that includes a set of rules codified, applied and interpreted by judges. In Belgium, the organization of courts and tribunals is an exclusively federal competence.

Hofstede Cultural Dimensions DISTANCE FROM POWER 65 POWER IS MAINTAINED BY LEADERS, BUT PEOPLE ALSO INTERVENE TO HELP THAT THE LEADER TAKE DECISIONS

INDIVIDUALISM 75 THE DEPENDENTENCE BETWEEN COMPANIONS TENDS TO BE VERY SHORT, EVEN THOUGH THE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER GROUPS NEED IN A CERTAIN WAY

Hofstede Cultural Dimensions UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE 94 • IS A VERY HIGH SCORE CREATES PROBLEMS FOR RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND LASTIMELY A MASCULINITY 54 DOES´T HAVE A STRONG TENDENCY TO OVERRIDGE EVERYTHING OR ARE NOT DEMASED COMFORTABLE TO NOT SEEK TO IMPROVE

Hofstede Cultural Dimensions ORIENTED TO THE LONG TIME 82: THE SOCIETY WITH HIGH SCORE REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A SOCIETY WITH ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGE, AND NOT TO ADD TO THE TRADITIONS. INDULGE 57: AS IT IS AN INTERMEDIATE SCORE IT MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ENJOY THE THINGS AND THE LIFE BUT THEY ALSO KNOW HOW CARE WHAT THEY HAVE

Hofstede Cultural Dimensions

PLACES IN BELGUIUM BRUSSELS

ANTWERP

BRUGES LEISURE

CHARLEROI

GHENT

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