Investing in Wallonia | Investor services
THE OFFICE FOR foreign INVESTORS - the one stop shop for all prospective investors planning to locate in Wallonia
For many years, Wallonia has been proudly welcoming foreign investors of every type, from industrial companies to service developers.
Wallonia's economy is very focused on the global market and per capital, it is one of the largest exporters worldwide.
In Wallonia, more than one company in five has foreign share equity, and more than one job in four has been created by companies with foreign share equity. And finally, almost 65% of Wallonia's exports are carried out by foreign capital companies established in our region.
To support the establishment of prospective foreign investors, the Wallonia government set up a specially trained team in the late 1990s with the objective of assisting all foreign investors in the implementation of their investment project in Wallonia.
This team is called the Office for Foreign Investors (O.F.I) and it forms part of the Agence Wallonne à l’Exportation et aux Investissements étrangers (Wallonia agency for exports and foreign investment).
With the support of public and private players, O.F.I. will assist you at all stages of your project in successfully establishing your business in Wallonia. It achieves this by providing invaluable advice and by guiding you through the following steps in particular:
- Choice of location,
- Grant schemes,
- Tax regime,
- Recruitment and training of staff ,
- Financing arrangements for your projects,
Apart from this initial "kick start", the O.F.I. will also organise meetings with experts from various federal and regional departments and guide you through the relevant administrative steps.
And most importantly, all services provided by the O.F.I are confidential and free of charge.
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