The Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency (french: L'Agence wallonne à l'Exportation et aux Investissements étrangers, links=no, AWEX) is a public interest organisation in charge of the promotion of foreign trade and the attraction of foreign investments for
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...
in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
. It was created on 1 April 2004 as a merger of the ''Walloon Export Agency'' (AWEX) and the ''Office for foreign Investors'' (OFI).
Organisation
The Board of Directors of the ''Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency'' consists of representatives of the Walloon Government, the trade unions and employers associations.
Structure
The AWEX services are divided into:
* Headquarters in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
(AWEX) and
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
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(OFI);
* Seven regional centres, located in each Walloon province:
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Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.
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Eupen
Eupen (, ; ; formerly ) is the capital of German-speaking Community of Belgium and is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, from the German border ( Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the " High Fe ...
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Libramont
Libramont-Chevigny (; wa, Libråmont) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Luxembourg (Belgium), province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 February 2015, the municipality, which covers 177.86 km², had 10,955 ...
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Liège
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Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. ...
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Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Na ...
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Nivelles
Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Mons ...
* An international economic and commercial network
See also
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FIT
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Regional Investment Company of Wallonia
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Science and technology in Wallonia Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.
Universities in Wallonia
Universities in Wallonia are part of the universities of the ...
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SOWALFIN
The Walloon SME finance and guarantee company (French: ''Société Wallonne de Financement et de Garantie des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises'' or SOWALFIN) was founded in Liège by the Walloon Region in 2002 to provide capital to the Walloon Sma ...
Sources
AWEXWallonia export
External links
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Wallonia
Foreign trade of Belgium
Investment promotion agencies
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