Belgium : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation.

This 2001 Article IV Consultation highlights that following four years of robust expansion, real GDP growth in Belgium slowed markedly in 2001, as higher oil prices, declining equity values, and the deteriorating external environment adversely affected business investment, household consumption, and...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/042
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This 2001 Article IV Consultation highlights that following four years of robust expansion, real GDP growth in Belgium slowed markedly in 2001, as higher oil prices, declining equity values, and the deteriorating external environment adversely affected business investment, household consumption, and exports. The outlook for 2002 depends critically on a recovery in the world economy and, especially, in Belgium's key European trading partners. Growth for the year is projected by the IMF staff at 0.7 percent, although activity is expected to pick up significantly in the second half of the year.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (45 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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