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With diversified economic profile and a well-developed social infrastructure, Tamil Nadu is one of the top three FDI destinations in India, said Brussels Invest & Export’s Managing Director, Jacques Evrard.
Announcing the organisation’s ‘Trade and Invest’ office in Chennai he said the city was the logical fist step to open trade office in India. Pierre Vaesen, who officially launched the office, highlighted the multi-dimensional relationship India shares with Belgium.
“Our two countries share a lot of common values which provide a solid foundation for our strong bilateral relationship, in particular our small and medium enterprises,” he said.
Belgium was the second largest commercial partner of India in the European Union after Germany and the ninth partner world-wide, crossing an annual bilateral trade of €13.3 billion.
Addressing the audience at a press conference here, Karl Van den Bossche, Consul General of Bilgium in Mumbai, said Belgium is keen on investing in infrastructure sector, particularly in cold chain development in India.
Though Belgium has expertise in sectors such as bio-tech and renewable energy, “we have huge expertise in developing cold chain logistics, for Belgium is all about food,” he said.
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