Belgium in Europe
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(1) The Blue Book - Payment and Securities Settlement Systems in the European Union - is an official publication of the Eurosystem for the entire European System of Central Banks. It is a valuable source of information and it describes the major payment and securities settlement systems operating in the member states of the European Union. The country chapters deal with the national payment and securities settlement infrastructure. They also provide an overview of institutional aspects and the major players involved, as well as containing extensive descriptions of the payment media used by non-banks, retail payment systems, interbank exchange and settlement systems and securities settlement systems. The statistical annexes (the so-called Blue Book tables) contain country-specific data for the years 1997-2001, while the comparative tables covering all 15 countries. The publication has been prepared in co-operation with the European Central Bank and the National Central Banks of the European Union. The complete report can be consulted via the Blue Book web page on the ECB's website (www.ecb.int). (2) In order to give a detailed overview of the Belgian situation in Europe, reference is made to the Belgian Country Chapter and the Belgian Country Tables |
