Congo (DRC) – Belgian-Congolese-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

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Congo (DRC) – Belgian-Congolese-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

http://www.ccbc-rdc.be
ccbc@ccbc-rdc.be

Contact

Mr Georges Mukuna

President

Mrs Nicette Ntoto

Delegate

Address

Congo (DRC)

c/o UtexAfrica, Avenue Colonel Mondjiba 372
Ngaliema Kinshasa

+243 89 89 49 292

Who we are

The Belgian-Congolese Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1988, on the initiative of Belgian and Congolese businessmen willing to strengthen trade relations between traders of their respective countries.
Since 2010, the Chamber also represents the interests of businessmen from Luxembourg.
In 2011, the Chamber opened a branch in Lubumbashi.
The Chamber represents more than 130 companies and has become a major venue for meetings and contacts.

Our services

  • Simplified application procedure for short-term Schengen visa
  • Search for business partners
  • List of companies
  • Business and commercial information, transmission of business proposals and tenders
  • Monthly publication of CCBCL Info
  • Edition of the directory of the Chamber

Our activities

  • Monthly events organisation (conference luncheon, cocktail, company visits, etc…)
  • Meeting between foreign delegations
  • Facilitating contact with the Belgian Chambers of Commerce abroad
  • Missions abroad and in other parts of Congo
  • Training and seminars

Number of members

133

China – Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China | East China | Shanghai

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China – Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China | East China | Shanghai

http://www.bencham.org
office-sh@bencham.org

Contact

Mr Bas Kreukniet

President

Mr Karel Eloot

Chairman

Mr Ian Benninck

General Manager

Address

China

Room 303, No 550 Wuding Road
200040 Jing'an District, Shanghai

+86 (213) 220 0573

Our services

  • Facilitating networking and agenda settings: With our network we can connect you to the right people at the right time. This will enable you to arrange everything you need to optimize your business and operations in China.
  • Making connections between members, organisations and the government
  • Sharing content and experiences in doing business in China
  • Membership Card
  • Online business directory
  • Matchmaking
  • EU SME Research Activities

Who we are

The Benelux Chamber of Commerce – BenCham – is the most active business platform in China.  Its members, leading companies from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, share an active interest in developing trade and business in China. It is the only Chamber of Commerce recognised and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in China. BenCham’s main objective is to facilitate networking between its members, the Benelux Embassies and other interest groups.

Our activities

  • Content-driven Events focusing on different target audiences through Platforms and Committees Financial Platform:
    1. China Legal Counsels Platform
    2. Innovation Platform
    3. SME Committee
    4. Event Committee
    5. CSR Committee
    6. HR Committee
    7. Young Entrepreneur Committee
  • Best of BenCham Awards
  • Annual Gala Ball
  • Trade Fairs
  • Seminars on current business and financial topics
  • Social events such as InterChamber Networking events, Ladies Networking Nights, Creative lunch
  • Executive dinners with Ambassadors and high executives in Beijing
  • Company visits in the PRD

Number of members

More than 500.

China – Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce

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China – Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce

https://www.bcecc.be/
info@bcecc.be

Contact

Mr Bernard Dewit

President

Ms Chen Si

Secretariat

Mr Kevin Harrings

Secretariat

Address

Avenue Louise 279
1050 Bruxelles

+32 (0)2 345 25 54

Our services

The Chamber focuses on organising China-related events: lunches with high-level Belgian, Chinese or European officials, seminars and meetings with Chinese delegations.

The Chamber is increasingly involved in offering support to Belgian companies interested in attending EU-China matchmaking events and trade fairs in China. It also helps its members with referrals, business matching and identification of experienced partners both in Belgium and China, and assist them to expand their business to China.

Our publications

Newsletter: a quarterly publication in English and Chinese, distributed in Belgium and China. It contains information on past and future activities of the Chamber, and on trade and investment opportunities between our two countries.

Guidebook “Belgium, your gateway to Europe”: an overview of Belgian economy and its various key sectors, an introduction of its tourism, a practical tool for Chinese entrepreneurs to understand the Belgian economic opportunities and to help them access our market.

Our activities

  • Match-making meetings with Chinese economic & official delegations coming to Belgium
  • Seminars & information sessions ranging from customs issues, IPR problems to recent economic developments
  • Intensive workshops focusing on cross-cultural management
  • Company visits
  • Workshops for Chinese businessmen to attract investments in Belgium
  • Conferences about EU-China relations and dialogue
  • Lunches with high-level officials

Chile – Belgo-Chilean Chamber of Commerce

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Chile – Belgo-Chilean Chamber of Commerce

http://www.chilechamber.be
contact@chilechamber.be

Contact

Mr Laurent De Meester

President

Mr Fernando Avila

Vice-President & Treasurer

Address

Avenue Louise 500
Avenue Louise 500 Bruxelles

+32 2 743 36 60

Our services

  • Macroeconomic information and forecast on Chile and neighbour economies
  • Specific analysis and tailor-made services to firms, from legal support to networking lobbying and cultural aspects
  • Support to export promotion in cooperation with existing programmes and instruments at the Belgian level (FIT, AWEX, Brussels Export) as well as at EU level (European Commission mainly but also Eurochambers, Business Europe, European Investment Bank, European Parliament, Court of Justice, and European partners)

Who we are

The Chamber helps Belgian and Luxembourg companies to succeed in doing business in Chile, as well as Chilean firms in Belgium and Luxembourg, by offering specific activities, information and contacts through its 60-year-old network in Chile.  The Chamber tries to define and match strategic alliances between Belgian and Chilean (or Pacific coast) firms, as well as universities and researchers. This activity mainly focuses on innovation and creation of synergies between economies.

Our activities

  • Between 10 to 15 annual networking events from working-lunch with special invitees to commercial missions or fairs in Chile, as well as international seminars, conferences on financial and fiscal topic
  • Corporate hospitality events
  • Participation in activities of our partners Chambers in Luxembourg (Luxembourg-Chilean Chamber) and in Santiago (Chilean-Belgian Chamber)
  • Close cooperation with the other bilateral Chambers between Belgium and Latin American countries, especially on the Pacific coast (Colombia and Peru)

Number of members

26

Central America – Chamber of Commerce Europe-Central America

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Central America – Chamber of Commerce Europe-Central America

http://www.euracen.eu
contact@euracen.eu

Contact

Mr Erwin De Weerdt

President

Address

Avenue Louise 500
1050 Bruxelles

+32 475 44 31 50

Who we are

EURACEN wants to strengthen the ties between Europe and Central America, facilitating access to this area, providing useful contacts in loco, supporting new projects and organising B2B meetings to create and foster new commercial and economic cooperation.
Member companies belong to different business sectors such as transport, agro-food, energy, industries, dredging, services including financial, for both public and private sector.
The Embassies of Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, are EURACEN active members and some also co-founders.

Our services

  • networking dinners
  • conferences
  • contacts with federations, private and professional associations, institutions and organisations
  • participation in trade fairs
  • company visits
  • organisation of business trips, trade missions

Our activities

  • networking events, including the presentation of the ambassadors, and organisation of the famous annual “Ambassadors dinner”
  • corporate and delegations hospitality events
  • conferences on current business, legal, financial or tax topics

Number of members

50

Canada – Chamber of Commerce Canada-Belgium-Luxembourg

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Canada – Chamber of Commerce Canada-Belgium-Luxembourg

http://www.canchambelux.org
office@cccbl.org

Contact

Mr Frederic Agneessens

President

Mrs Mihaela Bucuroiu

Director

Address

Avenue Louise 500
1050 Bruxelles

+32 2 644 90 44

Who we are

Since its foundation in 1945, the long-term mission of the Chamber of Commerce Canada-Belgium-Luxembourg remains the promotion and development of economic relations amongst the three countries covered and the development of a professional network of various economic operators active on the Canadian, Belgian, Luxembourg and also international markets.The Chamber is a non-profit organisation.

Our services

The Chamber offers a platform for B2B and networking meetings and provides opportunities for members and other companies to network and expand their global and local business environment.The Chamber is a reliable partner for the institutional and economic partners from the three countries to develop an international business network, and offers useful links for legal, economic and investment information, research for grants or other public financial support, and for finding partners in various fields.

Our activities

  • Luncheon – conferences
  • Visits and presentations of member-companies
  • Sector / multi-sector technical seminars
  • Information sessions in partnership with experts (ex. lawyers, consultants, academics, public officers etc.)
  • Other B to B networking meetings (e.g. Annual Winter Cocktail etc.)

All the activities are public.

Number of members

114

Armenia – Belgian-Armenian Chamber of Commerce

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Armenia – Belgian-Armenian Chamber of Commerce

https://www.bacc.brussels/ info@bacc.brussels

Contact

Mr Pierre Safarian

President

Mr David Ghlejyan

Administrator

Address

Rue de Trêves 49
1040 Bruxelles

+32 2 331 10 10

Our services

  • Organisation of your prospection of the Armenian market together with  the local Chamber of Commerce and  development agencies (ADA and others) with the Armenian authorities (public tenders), thanks to the Chamber’s network of relations in the country
  • Selection of Armenian partners to develop your business with
  • Information related to the creation of Armenian legal entities
  • Secretariat services at the Chamber’s local office in Yerevan
  • Translation of your product/service related to communication, legal advice via competent lawyers
  • Participation in Armenian commercial fairs in the IT, agricultural, industrial sectors

Who we are

Your multi-lingual partner to do business on the Armenian market assists you in starting and promoting your (new) business in Armenia by providing required information on legal, commercial, fiscal and social conditions, and in developing your marketing strategy and market share. The Chamber organised many successful economic missions to Armenia. Consequently, several Belgian companies signed agreements with Armenian counterparts in the fields of water resources management, energy, agriculture, textile, retail and catering.

Number of members

29

Arab countries – Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

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Arab countries – Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

http://www.ablcc.org
info@ablcc.org

Contact

Mr Johan Beerlandt

President

Mr Qaizar Hijazin

Director

Address

Rue Mignot Delstanche 60
1050 Bruxelles

+32 2 344 82 04

Who we are

As a member of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for the Arab countries since 1978, the Chamber offers its own members tailor-made services, thanks to in-depth knowledge of economy and trade in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Arab countries and to a strong network of contacts comprising businesses, heads of states, officials, diplomats, chambers of commerce, trade associations and financial institutions. The Chamber also supports several cultural and educational initiatives to strengthen mutual understanding amongst the represented countries.

Representing Belgium and Luxembourg in Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Our services

  • Legalization of commercial documents
  • Visa service and registration of documents for Saudi Arabia
  • Translation service
  • Facilitation of business cooperation
  • Settlement of commercial disputes

Our activities

  • Over 25 annual networking events/seminars/information days/business workshops
  • Multi-sectoral economic missions with Belgian and Luxembourg foreign trade agencies
  • Tenders and business proposal from Arab countries
  • Business publications: business directory, newsletters, etc.

Number of members

158

ACP countries – Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Belgium-Luxembourg-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific

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ACP countries – Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Belgium-Luxembourg-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific

https://cbl-acp.be/
info@cbl-acp.be

Contact

Mr Dirk Verbeke

President

Mr Jacques Evrard

Managing Director

Address

rue Montoyer 24
1000 Bruxelles

+32 2 512 99 50

Our services

  • Assistance to business people by providing economic and commercial information, organizing meetings, obtaining visas quickly etc.
  • Financing division, guiding members through the financing world
  • Bilateral sections, regularly organizing working meetings in which country-specific issues are discussed
  • Permanent delegations in ACP countries
  • Several information tools/publications
  • Virtual office facilities including a Belgium address, phone and fax number

Who we are

Your partner for doing business in ACP countries!
Founded in 1964, the CBL-ACP aims to facilitate and develop economic exchanges between Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the African (North-Africa included), Caribbean and Pacific countries. Our experience gives companies and organizations the opportunity to strengthen their contacts and their presence in these countries.
Every company interested in ACP countries is welcome to contact us for further information.

Our activities

  • Regular networking/information events such as conference luncheons/dinners, round tables and seminars. A prestigious event is the annual networking lunch organised in honour of Ambassadors of Belgium in ACP countries.
  • Economic missions at regular intervals in close cooperation with federal and regional instances
  • Several information tools: “Daily News”, monthly bulletin, three-monthly review, directory
  • Member of EBCAM, CRE-AC and the Federation of Belgian Chambers of Commerce

Number of members

270