The publication on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Belgian foreign trade measures the consequences of this pandemic for both Belgian imports and exports of goods during the first lockdown (March-May 2020).
Based on these figures, the ten sectors most affected by the health crisis were identified. Belgium’s performance is also compared to that of its neighboring countries and to that of countries with a similar export structure. A series of interviews with sector federations further illustrates the effects of the crisis on the international trade performance of companies operating in the ten most affected sectors.
Finally, Belgium's resilience and the factors that will contribute to a sustained socio-economic recovery are placed within the framework of the 'COVID Economic Recovery Index', a new concept developed by the Horizon Group think tank.
The publication “Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Belgian Foreign Trade” is the result of 3 months of statistical analysis and interviews with major sector federations of Belgium and was realised by the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency at the request of its partners the FPS Foreign Affairs, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), AWEX and hub.brussels.
Consult our publication “Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Belgian Foreign Trade”
Consult our PRESS OVERVIEW on the “Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Belgian Foreign Trade”.
More than 500 people took part in our webinar “Covid-19: recovery prospects for Belgian Foreign Trade” on 19 November 2020, which was organised in collaboration with our partners the FPS Foreign Affairs, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), AWEX and hub.brussels, following the launch of our new study on the “Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Belgian Foreign Trade Trade”. You can view the RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR below: