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A country report for Belgium is presented from the publisher IHS as of November 30, 2015, with topics including country risk ratings, medium and long-term economic outlook, business strengths and weaknesses and political and economic risks.

This publication presents the "Country Analysis Report: Belgium: In-Depth PESTLE Insights." This report examines the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure in Belgium as of August 2012. Its key findings are outlined, one of which is that the lack of an absolute majority and the desire for regional independence are said to impede the progress of the Belgian political system. It also provides facts about the country and its geographic location.

The article discusses the economic outlook in Belgium as of June 1, 2012. According to the IHS Global Insight Inc., the growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) in the country will increase by 0.3% in 2012 and 0.9% in 2013. It also mentions that consumer spending will be limited due to tight lending conditions and financial-market crisis. Moreover, the fiscal policy will be restrained due to high public debt of the country.

A political risk report for Belgium, as of July 2010, is presented. The country's overall standing in the Global Political Risk Services (PRS) Risk Index is provided. Highlights of the forecast for Belgium include a low risk of turmoil in international business, an 0.8% increase in the real gross domestic product (GDP), and a decline in inflation rate from 2.2% in 2009 to 2.1% in 2010. The report includes an overview of Burma's investment and trade climate, geography, recent history, social conditions, and relations with other countries.

The article presents an economic forecast for Belgium by the Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd. (EIU), through 2011. An overview on the country's international assumption, economic growth, inflation, national currency exchange rates, and export earnings is provided. Further, EIU predicts that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) will moderately grow by 0.9% in 2010 and 1% in 2011.

The article presents an economic forecast of Belgium for 2009-2010. It stresses that the global financial crisis has caused the downgrade in Belgium's international economic condition which resulted in lower oil prices and other commodities as well as posed serious economic risks. It also notes that the country's export growth declined by 2.2% and continues to reach at 5.3% that affect its automatic wage indexation and inflation rate.

The article reports on the economic and political outlook of Belgium for 2009-2010. An overview on the country's political scene is given, including domestic politics, international relations as well as democratic index. The country's economic policy outlook is provided which include policy trends, fiscal policy as well as economic forecasts for international assumptions.

The article presents the economic forecasts in Belgium for 2006-2009, including its international assumptions, economic growth, inflation, exchange rates, and external sector. After growing by 2.7% in 2007, gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to decelerate to an average of 1.7% in 2008-2009. Inflation rose sharply in the fourth quarter of 2007 before increasing further to 3.6% in January and February 2008 and 4.3% in March.

The article provides information on the political and economic conditions in Belgium in 2007. The country has entered its six month without a government on November 11. Flemish members of the federal parliament have used their superiority to pass legislation separating the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency. The Christian Democrat and Liberal parties have agreed to link pensions to average wages and expand active labour market policies.

Several charts are presented depicting the data and forecasts of the economic condition of Belgium relative to its gross domestic product, foreign trade, and exchange rate.

The article provides information on the political and economic conditions in Belgium for 2008-2009. It is expected that a coalition will appear which comprised of the Christian Democrat and Liberal parties from both language communities. The country is forecasted to play an active role in peacekeeping and crisis mediation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is considered that regional governments will continue to focus on attracting foreign direct investment and boosting employment.

The article presents the outlook for Belgium for 2008-2009, including information on political outlook, economic policy outlook, and international relations. Following a temporary suspension of the government negotiations, a center-right coalition led by Yves Leterme, is likely to emerge in late 2007. Meanwhile, strong private consumption is expected to underpin gross domestic product growth of 2.4% in 2007, 2.5% in 2008 and 2.2% in 2009 as export growth falls while import growth accelerates.

The article provides information about the political and economic outlook in Belgium for 2007 to 2008. There is a possibility that the next government could be a grand coalition of Christian Democrats, Socialists and Liberals. Belgian government is in favor of the European Union (EU) enlargement and it is supportive of the Turkey's aim of acceding to the EU. The country's economic growth is likely to be sustained by private consumption.

The article presents the domestic economy trends in Belgium in 2006. The gross domestic product decreased slightly to a growth rate of 0.8% quarter on quarter in the second quarter of the year. Business confidence indicators for private consumption deteriorated to an average of -4 in the second quarter of the year. The sectoral trends for manufacturing, construction, and retail trade is also given, which showed that all three sectors were performing positively.

The article presents the economic forecast of Belgium for 2007 to 2008. Business analysts expect a moderate loosening in economic growth from 3.9% in 2006 to 3.1% in 2007. Private consumption is believed to increase by 2.3% in 2006 due to a slackening in the rate of household savings secondary to rising employment and consumer confidence. The authors regard the European Union harmonized rate of inflation to remain at 1.9% towards the end of 2006 and will average at 1.8% in 2007 and 2008.

The article presents the economic and political outlook of Belgium for 2007 to 2008. An overview of the country's political scene is given, including domestic politics and international relations as well as a forecast on the possible takeover of the Christian Democrat-Socialist party after the May 2007 election. The country's economic policy outlook is also provided, which includes its policy trends on boosting employment rate, fiscal policy on gross domestic product, and monetary policy.

The article provides information on the economic policy outlook in Belgium for 2008-2009. It is expected that access to Belgian energy sector for small companies will be restrained by large energy companies. It is considered that regional governments will continue to focus on attracting foreign direct investment and boosting employment. It is forecasted that budget deficits of around 0.5% of gross domestic product will happen on the outlook period.

The article presents the foreign trade regulation and balance of payments of Belgium in 2006. Business analysts noted that the Belgian trade balance dropped to a surplus of 1.5 billion euros and export earnings rose by 5.1% year on year in the second quarter of the year. The deceleration in import payment growth was attributed to the slight increases in both import volumes and import prices. The current account balance also decelerated to a surplus of 4.8 billion euros in the second quarter.

The article provides information on the domestic economy of Belgium in 2006. The gross domestic product decreased slightly to a growth rate of 0.8% quarter on quarter in the second quarter of the year. The private consumption growth rate also slowed down from 0.7% to 0.5%. The National Bank of Belgium's business confidence indicator for the third quarter of the year dropped slightly to an average of 4.3 from 5.5 in the second quarter.

The article focuses on the 2011 outlook in the economic policy in Belgium. It says that a plan for 2011 federal government budget was asked by the King to Prime Minister Yves Leterme which will be made possible by the support of N-VA led by Bart De Wever. It states that in mid-January 2011, a blueprint was drawn-up as a social agreement between the employer federations and trade unions for pensions and wages along with the gradual statues equalisation for white-collar and blue-collar workers.

The article focuses on the economic conditions in Belgium. It cites that unemployment rate in the country has increased from 7.5% in January 2009 to 8.2% in December 2009. It states that prices increased by 0.4% in December 2009 and by a further 0.7% in January 2010. It also mentions that the BEL-20 stockmarket index fell sharply in February 2010.

A chart is presented that depicts the monthly data for the economic condition of Belgium, including real effective exchange rate, long-term bond yield and trade balance.

The article discusses the economic performance of Belgium. The National Bank of Belgium reveals that the country's has experienced a slowdown in manufacturing activity wherein its turnover in December 2008 almost reached 2% and new orders level declined by 1.2% due to the impact of global economic crisis. It notes that the country's health index inflation rate continues to be higher which affects the statues of consumer price index and productivity growth.

The article presents the economic policy outlook of Belgium for 2009-2010. It states that the country's public administrators is focused and concern on how to establish economic recovery as well as the banking industry leverage its operations to stimulate public investment, support export credit as well as increase lending capability. It offers information on the fiscal policy carried out in the country to sustain their gross domestic product and eliminate budget deficits.

The article reports on the economic performance of Belgium. After improving slightly to a score of -3 in February and March 2008, consumer confidence dipped significantly to -7 in April, the lowest score since November 2007. Consumer price inflation rose from 3.5% in January to 4.4% in March, the highest rate of inflation since 1985. According to flash estimates, the government deficit reached 0.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2007 and the ratio of public debt to GDP fell to 84.9%.

The article provides information on the economic condition in Belgium in 2007. The Christian Democrat and Liberal parties have agreed to link pensions to average wages and expand active labour market policies. A reduction in the size of the state bureaucracy was called by the Liberals and Christian Democrats due to the need for fiscal consolidation. The country has suffered from high energy prices because of the government's electricity subsidies.

The article presents the financial indicators in Belgium in 2006. The Bel-20 index showed an increase of 17% with respect to the value of 3,574 that was registered on January 2, 2006 following an impressive performance of the energy and financial sectors. The top performing firms in the Bel-20 index include the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and Umicore. The Euribor rate increased to 3.41% by the end of September due to an expected rise in intervention rates of the European Central Bank.

The article provides information on the sectoral trends of Belgium in 2006. The business confidence indicator of the National Bank of Belgium for the manufacturing sector increased substantially to an average of 6.1 in the second quarter. The business confidence for the retail trade sector has been stabilized throughout the first three quarters of the year, with an average of 2.9 in the third quarter. The construction sector showed a rapid growth that averaged at 6.4 in the second quarter.

Several graphs are presented which show the comparative economic indicators in Belgium in 2010 including gross domestic product in market exchange rates, gross domestic product per head, and consumer prices.

Several charts are presented which show the monthly economic trends in Belgium from 2008 to 2011 including price inflation, unemployment rate, and exchange rate.

Several charts are presented which show the quarterly economic trends in Belgium from 2003 to 2012 including real gross domestic (GDP) growth, exports of goods and services, and interest rates.

Several charts and graphs are presented which show the annual economic trends in Belgium including real gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 2007 to 2013, consumer price inflation from 2007 to 2013, and the leading suppliers in 2010.

The article focuses on the outlook as well as review of politics, government, and economic performance of Belgium, by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Based from the intelligence unit, Belgium will still exist as a loose federation in 2015. It says that the country's budget deficit has decrease from 6.1% in 2009 to 4.1% in 2010. Moreover, it mentions that the Chamber of Representatives has adopted the 2011 budget submitted by the caretaker government.

Several graphs are presented that depicts the 2008 comparative economic indicator for Belgium, including gross domestic product and consumer prices.

Several charts are presented that depicts the monthly economic trend of Belgium, including price inflation, Brent crude price and exchange rate.

Several charts are presented that depicts the annual economic trend charts of Belgium, including real gross domestic product, consumer price inflation and budget balance.

A chart is presented that lists the quarterly economic data of Belgium, including employment rate, sectoral trends and balance of payments.

A chart is presented that lists the annual economic data and forecast of Belgium, including gross domestic product, population and income as well as financial indicators.

The article presents a political and economic outlook summary of Belgium for 2009-2010. It states that an early election in the country is not possible to happen since the concentration of different political parties lies on how to address the economic turmoil and recession and its gross domestic product demand budget deficit will reached 4.4%. It notes that unemployment in the country stabilised at -24 which increases by 7.2% due to the increasing deficit they experienced.

The article provides information on the economic performance outlook in Belgium. It is expected that growth in gross domestic product will decline to 2.7% in 2007 and to decelerate further to 2.2.% in 2008 and 1.9% in 2009. Belgian unemployment is forecasted to decrease to 7.2% in 2008. Indicators for building and business services have remained stable.

The article provides an overview of the political and economic conditions in Belgium for 2008-2009. It is expected that a coalition will appear which comprised of the Christian Democrat and Liberal parties from both language communities. It is considered that constitutional reform may be delayed until after a ruling coalition emerges. Growth in gross domestic product is forecasted to decrease by 2.1% in 2009 but private consumption and export growth will remain robust.

The article reports on the economic and political outlook of Belgium for 2007 to 2008. An overview of the country's domestic political scene is given, which cited the positive implications of the election results held on October 8, 2006 for the Flemish Christian Democrats. Social security contributions are expected to be cut in various work sectors and tax deductions for corporations using tax-free reserves for investment or distribution will be implemented in 2007.

The article reports on the economic and political outlook of Belgium for 2007 to 2008. An overview of the country's political scene is given, including the implications of the local election results held on October 8, 2006. The country's economic policy outlook expects that the 2007 budget will be optimistic, with a projected surplus of 0.3% in the gross domestic product. However, the country's average inflation forecast for 2007 and 2008 was decreased to 1.8% in both years.