Belgium: 2015 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; and Press Release

March 12, 2015

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Belgium: 2015 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; and Press Release, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Belgian economy has shown considerable resilience but the outlook is weighed down by weak demand in Europe. Healthy private balance sheets, integration with Germany, and employment support schemes have helped sustain employment and economic activity. However, output is still well below potential and with, subdued growth prospects, job creation remains insufficient. Fiscal adjustment is expected to resume after a pause in 2014. The pace of adjustment targeted by the authorities for 2015–16 is appropriate given the level of debt and related risks.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Banking, Employment, Expenditure, Fiscal consolidation, Income, Labor, Labor taxes, National accounts, Taxes, Unemployment benefits

Keywords: Assessment methodology, Budget, CFT framework, CR, Economy, Employment, Europe, Expenditure measure, Government, Growth, Income, ISCR, Labor taxes, Services economy, Structural adjustment, Subdued growth prospect, Unemployment benefits

Publication Details

Pages:

60
Volume:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2015/070
Stock No:

1BELEA2015001
ISBN:

9781498355100
ISSN:

1934-7685

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