NBB Blog

Het betaalgedrag van de Belgen in kaart
Payments

Mapping the payment behaviour of Belgians
14 April 2023
The payment statistics collected by the NBB harbour a wealth of information which, as a central bank, allows it to map…
Stijn Ferrari
  • Stijn Ferrari
  • Economist-statistician, Financial Statistics division
International Women's Day
Gender gap

Mandatory shared parental leave as a means of reducing gender inequality
08 March 2023
It’s not easy to reconcile family life with professional commitments. Parental leave can be a solution, but there’s…
Maud Nautet NBB
  • Maud Nautet
  • Economist
press conference
Communication

The Bank's annual pièce de résistance
03 March 2023
Today, 3 March, the National Bank published its annual report, which has long been the institution's most important…
Geert Sciot
  • Geert Sciot
  • Head of Communication
Flood
Climate

Climate change doesn’t leave the financial sector cold
27 January 2023
The ECB has published new climate-related indicators for the financial sector, in cooperation with the national central…
Croatia in the euro zone
Euro

What will change when Croatia joins the euro area?

28 December 2022
On 1 January 2023, Croatia will join the euro area and the Schengen Area, almost ten years after becoming a member of…
business intelligence
Business intelligence

We’re all ears!
01 December 2022
The NBB keeps its ear to the ground in the business world. Like a veritable James Bond, we collect “business…
Raïsa Basselier
  • Raïsa Basselier
  • Economist
Energy inflation
Energy

Energy prices and inflation: it's complicated
18 November 2022
There’s a bit of good news for Belgian consumers: the federal energy regulator, CREG, issued a noteworthy draft…
Jana Jonckheere
  • Jana Jonckheere
  • Economist
energie

Households save a large chunk of energy aid
10 November 2022
The government has taken measures to cushion the impact of high energy bills for households, such as a VAT reduction and…
Collateral
Lending

Borrowing from the National Bank: how does it work?
13 October 2022
The idea of borrowing from the National Bank probably never crossed your mind because individual citizens cannot apply…
Rogier Vanherpe
  • Rogier Vanherpe
  • Head of Division, Credit & Collateral

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