) addressing the Belgian labor market-segmentations and distortions. Belgium faces fiscal challenges that call for a substantial …

This paper discusses economic development and policies of Belgium. The new government has taken important steps to … identified. Tapping Belgium's full labor market potential requires a comprehensive and inclusive jobs strategy …

Belgium was hit hard early by Covid-19, but a timely, strong, and sustained health and economic policy response helped …

This 2020 Article IV Consultation with Belgium highlights that economic activity has held up relatively well over the …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Belgium's fiscal stance using a structural stochastic model. This note uses a … buffers is essential to helping Belgium confront the next shock from a stronger fiscal position. Overall, this illustrates a … capacity to react to shocks later. This entails a short-term cost that is, in the case of Belgium, worth the effort as this …

This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights Belgium's recovery, which is expected to strengthen modestly in 2017, with …

This Selected Issues paper explores key features of Belgium's corporate income tax (CIT) regime as background for … and investment income taxation in Belgium is both promising and challenging. The challenge arises from the need for fiscal … misallocation of capital. Overall, there appears to be scope for a broader reform that could raise Belgium's growth potential …

This Article IV Consultation highlights that Belgium has experienced nine consecutive years of economic growth. Per …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes productivity growth in Belgium. It highlights that Belgium's subdued productivity … economies, has been more pronounced in Belgium and explains half of the productivity gap with neighboring countries. Population …