Belgium : 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

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doi:10.5089/9781451980547.002

Belgium : 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

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Volume/Issue:: 2010/63
Series:: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):: International Monetary Fund
Publisher:: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:: March 2010
DOI:: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451980547.002
ISBN:: 9781451980547
ISSN:: 1934-7685
Page:: 70

The 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the near-term outlook for Belgium is challenging, with real GDP expected to drop by about 3 percent in 2009 and a gradual recovery projected for 2010. The unemployment rate will continue to rise in 2010, and inflation pressures are expected to remain subdued. Uncertainty to the outlook is high but risks appear broadly balanced. The crisis will have a considerable downward impact on potential growth, in addition to that of demographic factors, in 2009-11.

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Belgium: 2009 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion