Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski invited Belgian businessmen Wednesday to follow the suit of the company,Van Hool' and invest in Macedonia - 'the country with the lowest taxes'.

At today's Macedonian-Belgian Business Forum in Brussels, Stavreski along with Ministers for Foreign Investments Vele Samak and Bill Pavleski, Minister without Portfolio Hadi Nezir, and Invest Macedonia CEO Visad Fida, presented the favorable opportunities for investing in the country to a great number of local companies.

"We shall use these two days in Brussels for numerous meetings with Belgian businessmen and present the possibilities for investing in Macedonia to those who thus far haven't got a chance to get familiar with all details," Stavreski said.

Van Hool's CEO, Philip Van Hool, also addressed the forum, saying that his company is pleased with its investment in Macedonia.

"We have 300 employees and indirectly provide 80 more jobs. Next year we are planning to employ another 100 due to our positive experience with companies we have been cooperating, as well as the country's government that offers good conditions to us. We have already invested EUR 25million in Macedonia moving towards EUR 30 million because we are rather happy with this investment," Van Hool said.