FDI inflows to Belgium (PDF) increased from $27.7 billion in 2003 to $28.4 billion in 2004, while outflows decreased, from $32.7 billion to $21 billion. In 2003, there were 2,341 affiliates of foreign TNCs, with 373,097 employees in Belgium.
National investment profiles are being published online as they become available, based on each country´s reporting schedules. The profiles, which are part of UNCTAD´s World Investment Directory, provide quick electronic access to the latest statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) and the operations of transnational corporations (TNCs). They also include statistical definitions and sources, a listing of relevant national laws and regulations, information on bilateral and multilateral agreements and a bibliography of the country concerned.
