(left to right: FCCC Chairman Mr Stefaan Vanhooren, FCCC Executive Director Ms Gwenn Sonck and Mayor of Nanyang Mr Huo Haosheng)

On 26 May 2018, Mr Stefaan Vanhooren, Chairman and Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) paid a visit to Nanyang, Henan Province. During this visit, they also had a meeting with the Mayor of Nanyang city, Mr Huo Haosheng.

The aim of the visit was to get a better knowledge of the investment environment of Nanyang city and to introduce its investment environment to FCCC Member companies.
Nanyang has about 13 million inhabitants. In 2017, Nanyang’s GDP experienced a growth rate of 6,5%, with the service sector the best performing one (8,7%).

In the primary industry, Nanyang has huge mineral resources. In the secondary industry, the annual growth rate for the year 2016 was of 8,1%. New energy, machinery, modern agriculture, chemicals, automotive, textile, non-metallic mineral products, pharmaceuticals and F&B were the strongest industries. Nanyang is developing very fast. A new airport is under construction as well as a new railway, which will connect Nanyang to Beijing within three hours.

Companies interested to obtain more Information, can write an e-mail to info@flanders-china.be.