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Rail commuters in Belgium will no longer be able to pay for their tickets in cash aboard SNCB trains, as part of the national railway company’s push to digitise its services.
Despite two decades having passed since Belgium switched from its national currency to the euro, people are still finding old Belgian francs and bringing them into banks to be exchanged.
An ongoing technical problem at water provider Vivaqua has caused an estimated 90,000 Brussels households to fall behind with their bill payments.
Belgian residents have left more than €600 million in dormant bank accounts - a record high, according to new figures from the country's finance ministry.
Out of all the countries in the EU, Belgian residents use the least amount of cash – not only because they prefer to pay by card, but also because they fnd it difficult to get cash.
Belgian consumer protection agency Test Achats is calling for a temporary freeze on the removal of automatic cash-withdrawal machines planned by many banks across the country.
NewB, a Belgian bank that presented itself as an ethical and sustainable alternative to the bigger lending institutions, will be dismantled and soon no longer exist.
Brussels law firm Cabinet David is running a free webinar series on tax and estate planning topics for expats in Belgium.
Belgians maintained their reputation as a nation of savers in 2021, putting away record amounts of cash in savings accounts earning virtually no interest.
