President Tharman meets Belgian business chiefs, visits university

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam met top business leaders from various sectors, ranging from pharmaceuticals and offshore engineering to sustainability and finance, at a breakfast dialogue in Brussels on March 26, and had the opportunity to understand their concerns and ways they might invest in Singapore.

- Clement Tan

Mr Tharman, who is on a state visit to Belgium, was accompanied by Belgium's King Philippe, and the leaders they met included Mr Benoit Van Den Hove, chief executive of pan-European stock exchange Euronext Brussels, and Ms An Smet, chief operating officer at engineering solutions and construction firm Jan De Nul Group.

The Federation of Belgian Enterprises, which hosted the roundtable at its premises, said in a post on X that they had an opportunity to discuss trade relations, challenges and opportunities.