30/03/2023 l Plannen voor een Chinareis? Bereid je goed voor! - Bart Horsten
Plan je binnenkort een Chinareis? Lees dan zeker dit artikel, want een goede voorbereiding is cruciaal, ook voor heel wat praktische zaken die anders zijn dan enkele jaren geleden. Na 3 jaar afwezigheid ben ik eindelijk nog eens in China geraakt, van 3 tot 30 maart 2023, mijn 99ste China reis in een periode van bijna 25 jaar. Mijn vorige en ook laatste reis was de Belgische prinselijke missie in november 2019, een druk jaar met 6 Chinareizen. De reis naar China verliep heel vlot. Na enke...
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Plan je binnenkort een Chinareis? Lees dan zeker dit artikel, want een goede voorbereiding is cruciaal, ook voor heel wat praktische zaken die anders zijn dan enkele jaren geleden. Na 3 jaar afwezigheid ben ik eindelijk nog eens in China geraakt, van 3 tot 30 maart 2023, mijn 99ste China reis in een periode van bijna 25 jaar. Mijn vorige en ook laatste reis was de Belgische prinselijke missie in november 2019, een druk jaar met 6 Chinareizen. De reis naar China verliep heel vlot. Na enke...
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11/03/2023 l Hoe Horsten International uw ogen en oren kan zijn in China
Jaren geleden ontwikkelde Horsten International een uniek businessmodel voor westerse KMO’s die nog weinig of geen verkopen hebben in China, eventueel wel al een Chinese importeur, nog geen eigen verkopers of bedrijf in China, maar die toch een aanwezigheid en een vorm van controle willen creëren in China. Dit businessmodel bleek heel efficiënt tijdens de drie Covid-jaren, maar heeft ook al zijn nut bewezen in 'normale tijden'. In een complexe markt zoals China is het hebben van ...
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Jaren geleden ontwikkelde Horsten International een uniek businessmodel voor westerse KMO’s die nog weinig of geen verkopen hebben in China, eventueel wel al een Chinese importeur, nog geen eigen verkopers of bedrijf in China, maar die toch een aanwezigheid en een vorm van controle willen creëren in China. Dit businessmodel bleek heel efficiënt tijdens de drie Covid-jaren, maar heeft ook al zijn nut bewezen in 'normale tijden'. In een complexe markt zoals China is het hebben van ...
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10/02/2023 l 5 key drivers of China’s consumer market in 2023
With China’s borders opening up to the world again, its economy is still struggling after a weak 2022, including a low consumer confidence and continuing geopolitical challenges. Nevertheless, the expectations for China’s consumer market in 2023 are generally positive. Here are a few of the most important drivers which are expected to boost post-Covid consumption in China in 2023. 1. Chinese consumers have a lot to spend. Although consumption was severely affected by the pandemic o...
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With China’s borders opening up to the world again, its economy is still struggling after a weak 2022, including a low consumer confidence and continuing geopolitical challenges. Nevertheless, the expectations for China’s consumer market in 2023 are generally positive. Here are a few of the most important drivers which are expected to boost post-Covid consumption in China in 2023. 1. Chinese consumers have a lot to spend. Although consumption was severely affected by the pandemic o...
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18/01/2023 l Practical tips for business travelers to and from China
From the 8th of January 2023 onwards, all Covid-19 quarantine measures no longer apply to international travelers upon arrival in China. Equally, the number of direct flights to and from China has doubled at Brussels Airport, bringing the flights from two to four per week (on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays). After almost 3 years of Covid-related restrictions and strict quarantine rules, the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) welcomes this positive news for the ...
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From the 8th of January 2023 onwards, all Covid-19 quarantine measures no longer apply to international travelers upon arrival in China. Equally, the number of direct flights to and from China has doubled at Brussels Airport, bringing the flights from two to four per week (on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays). After almost 3 years of Covid-related restrictions and strict quarantine rules, the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) welcomes this positive news for the ...
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30/12/2022 l China will show its resilience again in 2023 - Bart Horsten
At the end of 2022, China’s Covid measures have seen drastic changes, with eased local rules regarding nucleic acid testing, full accessibility of public transport and venues and the complete abolishment of the Health Code system. This has caused a major outbreak of Covid-19 across China, with a large part of the population being affected, causing quite some chaos in hospitals and medicine supplies. Although from abroad you may have had the impression that there was a ‘standstill&rs...
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At the end of 2022, China’s Covid measures have seen drastic changes, with eased local rules regarding nucleic acid testing, full accessibility of public transport and venues and the complete abolishment of the Health Code system. This has caused a major outbreak of Covid-19 across China, with a large part of the population being affected, causing quite some chaos in hospitals and medicine supplies. Although from abroad you may have had the impression that there was a ‘standstill&rs...
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29/12/2022 l Bridging three years of Covid in China
Just after Christmas, as could be expected after the abolishment of the zero-Covid policy, China announced the opening of its borders and the abandonment of the quarantine for foreign travelers from 8 January 2023 onwards. This is a major change after three years of isolation of China for foreign business travellers. Before we look forward to what’s to be expected in 2023, let’s look back to the past three years one more time. With our permanent office and loyal team in...
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Just after Christmas, as could be expected after the abolishment of the zero-Covid policy, China announced the opening of its borders and the abandonment of the quarantine for foreign travelers from 8 January 2023 onwards. This is a major change after three years of isolation of China for foreign business travellers. Before we look forward to what’s to be expected in 2023, let’s look back to the past three years one more time. With our permanent office and loyal team in...
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13/11/2022 l Xi leads China into a new era
Please note that the views expressed in this article are those from Koen De Leus (Chief Economist BNP Paribas Fortis) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Horsten International. At the Chinese Party Congress in mid-October, Xi outlined the contours of the Chinese future in his speech “The New Era Needs New Development Pattern”. China has been officially poverty-free since 2021. The country aims to evolve into a moderately developed country by 2035. By 2049, China should be a ...
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Please note that the views expressed in this article are those from Koen De Leus (Chief Economist BNP Paribas Fortis) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Horsten International. At the Chinese Party Congress in mid-October, Xi outlined the contours of the Chinese future in his speech “The New Era Needs New Development Pattern”. China has been officially poverty-free since 2021. The country aims to evolve into a moderately developed country by 2035. By 2049, China should be a ...
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28/09/2022 l Opportunities in Inner Mongolia for foreign companies
Inner Mongolia is an Autonomous Region located in the north of China, stretching about 2400 kilometers long from east to west and with a maximum span of more than 1700 kilometers from north to south, accounting for 12.3% of the total land area of China. In 2021, the region achieved a GDP of CNY 2051.42 billion (USD 306 billion). In the same period, the total import and export value of the region’s increased with 17.2% year-on-year. On 21 September, during a webinar of th...
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Inner Mongolia is an Autonomous Region located in the north of China, stretching about 2400 kilometers long from east to west and with a maximum span of more than 1700 kilometers from north to south, accounting for 12.3% of the total land area of China. In 2021, the region achieved a GDP of CNY 2051.42 billion (USD 306 billion). In the same period, the total import and export value of the region’s increased with 17.2% year-on-year. On 21 September, during a webinar of th...
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22/09/2022 l Belgian trade balance with China
According to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, Belgian exports to China accounted for EUR 8.0 billion in 2021. China is Belgium’s 3rd biggest export country outside of Europe, taking up 1.8% of total Belgian exports, behind the United States (7.1%) and Japan (2.1%). This is a 5.9% decrease, as compared to 2020. The biggest product category was chemicals and pharmaceuticals (31.7%), followed by machinery & equipment (16.8%) and plastics (10.9%). As can be s...
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According to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, Belgian exports to China accounted for EUR 8.0 billion in 2021. China is Belgium’s 3rd biggest export country outside of Europe, taking up 1.8% of total Belgian exports, behind the United States (7.1%) and Japan (2.1%). This is a 5.9% decrease, as compared to 2020. The biggest product category was chemicals and pharmaceuticals (31.7%), followed by machinery & equipment (16.8%) and plastics (10.9%). As can be s...
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16/09/2022 l China’s Economic Outlook 2nd half of 2022
According to the World Bank, China’s economy is projected to slow down to 4.3% in the year 2022 (from an official GDP growth target of around 5.5%). Standard Chartered Bank saw positive signs of China avoiding a contraction in the second quarter of 2022, despite well-known issues causing this slowdown, such as Covid-related shutdowns and measures, shortages of energy, weak consumption, falling housing prices and other real estate issues, growing unemployment rates and global repercussions ...
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According to the World Bank, China’s economy is projected to slow down to 4.3% in the year 2022 (from an official GDP growth target of around 5.5%). Standard Chartered Bank saw positive signs of China avoiding a contraction in the second quarter of 2022, despite well-known issues causing this slowdown, such as Covid-related shutdowns and measures, shortages of energy, weak consumption, falling housing prices and other real estate issues, growing unemployment rates and global repercussions ...
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