AWEX USA (Wallonia Export and Foreign Investment Agency USA) is a foreign government agency entrusted with promoting trade and business opportunities between Belgium and the US.
Our mission is simple: “To primarily help businesses from Belgium, and more specifically Wallonia, export more efficiently to the United States and, secondly, attract American investors to the Wallonia region.” To do this effectively, our offices are here to:
Simplify the export process for Small and Medium Enterprises to the United States.
As an export partner for Wallonia-based companies, AWEX USA offers a wide range of export-oriented services and activities:
- General and commercial information on US markets
- Market studies tailored to specific areas upon request
- Organization and planning of marketing activities (trade shows, economic missions, sector-based contact days, etc.)
- Establishing contacts with American organizations
- Promoting Wallonia’s export potential within the States
- Financial support and export financing
Promote the Wallonia region and engage American investment.
Our objective is to provide information and advice to American companies looking to establish expand or reorganize their European operations and who would consider Wallonia their ideal strategic location. As a government agency, Belgium’s Office for Foreign Investors (OFI) provides the following services free of charge and on a confidential basis:
· Preliminary discussion to assess your business needs
· Comprehensive business information
· In depth access to local networks and connections: federal and regional authorities, local experts, service providers
· Organization of tailored fact-finding trips
· Guidance through the various stages of the investment process.
