One of the National Bank’s core tasks is to ensure that the Belgian financial system can weather challenges without putting in jeopardy its main economic functions. You can read about how stable the ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) identification methodology for systemically important banks involves calculation of a score for each bank based on quantitative indicators of size, complexity, ...

House prices have increased very strongly in the first COVID year and this increase was not driven by changes in the quality of the property sold. Turning to the longer term, the energy quality of ...

The Bank’s role in oversight and prudential supervision of financial market infrastructures, custodians, payment service providers and critical service providers Critical nodes in the functioning of ...

Thanks to the cooperation between two central banks, some masterpieces from the contemporary art collection of Banco de España will be showcased on Belgian soil for the first time ever jointly with ...

More robust data on wealth have recently become available, allowing a more thorough analysis of economic inequality. Is wealth inequality higher or lower in Belgium than in other European countries?

Brussels, August 2020 – Belgian firms estimate that their turnover is currently still 13 % below normal levels. This is certainly an improvement on the situation at the end of June (+4 percentage ...

Economic Review Publication date 20 Dec 2021 - 15:00 Authors M. Nautet C. Piton Download the article Press Release ...

The fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated unparalleled health measures, with whole swathes of the Belgian economy halted and restrictive measures imposed on the population, and normal ...

Direct value added at Belgian ports grew by 1.4% in 2019. The increase was particularly evident at the ports of Antwerp and Liège, partly owing to wider capacity at nuclear power plants, after lower ...

Circulaires et communications NBB_2025_07 Date de publication 10 juin 2025 - 18:22 Domaine de responsabilité Résolution Sanctions Contrôle des établissements financiers Secteur Établissements de ...

International institutions consider risks to the sustainability of Belgian public finances as “high”. But what is the debt outlook for the federal government, the regions and the communities within ...