Belgium: 2021 Article IV Consultation -Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Belgium
IMF Staff Country Reports, September 15, 2021
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- Belgium: 2021 Article IV Consultation -Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Belgium
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Bibliographic details
- Published: September 15, 2021
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513597881.002
Summary
- Belgium was hit hard early by Covid-19, but a timely, strong, and sustained health and economic policy response helped cushion impacts.
- A coalition government took office in October 2020, giving greater policy clarity and rightly prioritizing the Covid-19 crisis.
- A highly-effective vaccine rollout has facilitated reopening and recovery.
Major themes and focus areas
- Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- COVID-19 and Covid crisis response
- Fiscal policy and Fiscal stance
- Health and Income
- Financial institutions and Loans
- Monetary policy and money market rate
- National accounts and product market rigidity
- Policy discussion and policy support
- Company car regime
- Government of Wallonia
- International organization (IMF engagement)
Keywords and subjects (as listed)
- Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
- company car regime
- Covid crisis
- COVID-19
- Fiscal stance
- Global
- government of Wallonia
- Income
- Loans
- money market rate
- Policy discussion
- policy support
- product market rigidity
- staff note
International Monetary Fund. Belgium: 2021 Article IV Consultation -Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Belgium (IMF Staff Country Reports 2021, 209).
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