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More than 2.1 million Belgians – and nearly four in 10 Brussels residents – are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to new figures from statistics agency Statbel.
Belgian consumer protection agency Test Achats has received dozens of complaints following issues that arose from the merger between Bpost Bank and BNP Paribas Fortis last week.
The Belgian government has criticised a plan by the country's four major banks to install more cash dispensers (ATMs), saying it falls short of addressing citizens' needs.
Notices asking: “If you pay cash, please pay the right amount” are a common sight in Belgian shops today. The reason is clear – a serious lack of 10 and 20 cent pieces.
More cash machines, or ATMs, will open across Belgium as the country's major banks have pledged to accelerate the rollout of new "neutral" cash dispensers.
A new law entering force on 1 September will ban businesses in Belgium from charging other businesses - or individuals - a penalty on unpaid bills on the first reminder.
Belgium is set to issue new one-year bonds in its next round of federal fundraising, offering a 2.8% yield rate.
Belgians are the richest people in the world, according to new figures from Crédit Suisse's Global Wealth Report, which put the median wealth of Belgian residents at €228,594.
With low-cost airline Ryanair finishing its third two-day strike in a month earlier this week, pressure is increasing to review the substantial subsidies given to its Belgian base of Charleroi Air
