The assets of the capital have made all the difference in this time of economic crisis

Brussels, 10th June 2010 – the Union of International Associations (UIA) has just published its international rating of conference cities for the year 2009. Brussels is rated European leader and second in the world. “A very good omen for the economic future of the region,” Benoît Cerexhe, Brussels’ Minister for the Economy, and Philippe Close, BI-TC President, are pleased to say.

In 2009, according to the Union of International Associations (UIA), Brussels hosted 402 meetings, thus putting it behind Singapore (746 meetings) but now ahead of Paris (386 meetings) and Vienna (331 meetings). Our capital has therefore gone up a step in the rankings since last year, coming before Paris, while in 2007 Brussels was in 4th place behind Vienna.

Read the full press release about the UIA report outcome.