Belgium
Belgium central bank paper reviews effects of trade liberalisation in low-wage countries
National Bank of Belgium study shows low-wage countries experience less movement in labour and output to high-skill-intensity industries as a result of trade liberalisation policies
Belgium’s Coene believes in commitment of eurozone countries
Governor of National Bank of Belgium says even if Greece were to leave single currency, other member states would draw together to "protect the system"
Financial crisis leaves questions over future of banking: Luc Coene
Belgian governor says with huge reforms beginning to take effect, it is impossible to accurately predict the future state of the banking sector in Belgium
Dexia bailout spells trouble for Belgium and France, say analysts
Nationalisation of banking group Dexia threatens downgrades to sovereign credit rating of Belgian and French governments
Central banks are vulnerable to financial risks: Norges Bank paper
Norges Bank study says the current international financial architecture leaves central banks exposed to financial risks
ECB opens Brussels office
European Central Bank opens small Brussels office; staffed by only two people
National Bank of Belgium – Consumer Survey (April 2011)
National Bank of Belgium April 2011 Consumer Survey shows pick-up in consumer confidence in April
Belgium unveils financial health indicator
National Bank of Belgium designs financial health indicator to monitor risk of company failures; says probability of bankruptcy higher than 25% for least financially sound
Belgium modernises central bank statute
National Bank of Belgium calls extraordinary general meeting to discuss changes to statute governing central bank; attempts to avoid repeat of historic legal battle debacle over ancient wording
Belgium’s Quaden quits
National Bank of Belgium governor Guy Quaden to leave in March; continued lack of unity in government raises concerns over central bank’s leadership
Belgium’s Praet to be nominated to ECB executive board
Eurozone finance ministers recommend National Bank of Belgium executive director Peter Praet to European Central Bank executive board
New highs for CDS spreads on Ireland and Belgium
The cost of insuring against Irish and Belgian state defaults reaches unprecedented levels
ECB paper develops new labour market model
European Central Bank study estimates new monitoring and forecasting model to measure labour market adjustments in Europe
Norges Bank: universal banking enhances development of corporate debt markets
Norges Bank study shows that universal banking model promotes successful securitisation of corporate debt markets
Greek debt crisis sparks widening of almost all global CDS spreads
Cost of protecting against a Greek default up 190% in three months to mid-June as CDS spreads widened for 93% of sovereign debt on back of sovereign debt crisis in Europe
National Bank of Belgium - Financial Stability Review (2010)
National Bank of Belgium's financial stability review outlines shortcomings of government law passed on banking recovery measures
Carlos Costa replaces Constâncio at head of Bank of Portugal
Former EIB vice president Carlos Costa is sworn in as governor after Vitor Constâncio takes ECB deputy spot
Interview: Peter Praet
Fortis’s collapse all too well illustrated the difficulties in saving cross-border European banks. But the ideal solution, a European crisis resolution authority, remains a distant dream. However, there is an existing, yet perhaps unusual, candidate from…
NBB: Macroeconomics not to blame for financial turmoil
Belgian central bank paper looks at the consequences the financial crisis on macroeconomics with a study of Keynes and Lucas.
A fifth of prices change each month in Belgium
National Bank of Belgium examines how frequently prices change in Belgium
Lamfalussy: the college years
The National Bank of Belgium has published a working paper analysing the work of the young Alexandre Lamfalussy.
ECB's policy rule does not fit all
Euro policy rates best fit the largest eurozone members, research from the Bank of Finland posits.
Sacking preferable to lower pay for firms
Firms prefer to sack workers rather than cut their pay, a new paper from the National Bank of Belgium reveals.
National Bank of Belgium - Annual Report 2007
The changing environment in which the National Bank of Belgium is evolving has greatly altered its personnel needs, says the central bank in its latest Annual Report.