A few days ago, the Belgian Consul General Karl Van Den Bossche, along with his colleagues, including a commissar for trade and investment, visited Surat. Consul promised to small and medium diamond traders operating in Belgium, to facilitate the receipt of bank financing and to ease the tax burden, writes the Times of India.
President of the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) Dinesh Navadia said: "The Consulate General of Belgium is ready to help small and medium-sized enterprises and provide assistance in obtaining bank financing and easing the tax regime. Even the Flemish Agency for Trade and Investment (FIT) promised small and medium business participants comprehensive support. "