Lower interest charges and reduced risks: a balancing act for debt management

The decrease in interest rates has created favourable financing conditions for Belgian public debt, which remains high. The lengthening of debt maturity has reduced risks.

Is a depreciation automatically inflationary and growth-enhancing? The answer depends very much on the structure of the economy and on the type of shock behind the exchange rate movement.

China is often accused of not playing by the rules governing world trade and of being ruthless in its push for technological leadership. But to what extent are such concerns supported by the data? And how has the EU attempted to address the challenges posed by China’s trade and investment practices?

Financial conditions in the euro area are strongly correlated with the global financial cycle

Belgian activity growth is expected to remain broadly constant at 0.2 % in the third quarter of 2019

Working Paper N° 375

How do supply and demand shocks determine potential output?

Working Paper N° 374

Working Paper N° 373