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Energy

Obstacles to the greening of energy-intensive industries
07 October 2024
The recent energy price shock ate into the profit margins of most firms, across all sectors. Belgian data reveal that…
Climate

The impact of climate-related targets on Belgian business
03 October 2024
The impact of European climate-related targets on the Belgian economy is growing. A recent survey of Belgian firms…
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Monetary policy

Risk management and monetary policy: a veritable balancing act!
27 September 2024
The Eurosystem, to which the NBB belongs, is responsible for conducting monetary policy for the euro area, while…
Etienne Gérard
  • Etienne Gérard
  • Financial risk manager
Quelles leçons avons-nous tirées de la “crise de l’euro” ?
Euro

What lessons did we learn from the European debt crisis?
17 September 2024
After addressing the birth of the single currency in an earlier article, we now look back to the early days of its…
Naïm Cordemans
  • Naïm Cordemans
  • Economist
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Entreprises

Business investment rose sharply in 2023 and early 2024, but how do we actually measure it?
05 September 2024
Business investment today drives economic growth tomorrow. Preliminary figures for 2023 and early 2024 indicate…
lotte van mechelen
  • Lotte Van Mechelen
  • Head of Group, National & Regional Accounts and Short-term Statistics
Monetary policy

Monetary plumbing
10 July 2024
Although it received little media attention, the ECB’s decision to adjust its operational framework for implementing…
Dieter Franceus
  • Dieter Franceus
  • Dealing room expert
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AML-CFT supervision

Europe reaches milestone in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
05 July 2024
Last month, a package of new anti-money laundering (AML) rules entered into force in the EU . The package sees Europe…
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Interest rates

Bringing down interest rates: are wages throwing a spanner in the works?
13 June 2024
With inflation having fallen sharply, the ECB decided to lower its key interest rates on 6 June. In the months prior to…
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Monetary policy

Why we adjusted interest rates
08 June 2024
The ECB has cut interest rates. President Christine Lagarde explains why and sets out what still needs to be done to…
Christine Lagarde
  • Christine Lagarde
  • President of the ECB

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