Belgium 
Country Description
& Profiles
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Kingdom of Belgium
in Business Source Complete [ About
] 
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts
about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business
information.
Belgium
Country Profile in Business Source Complete [About]
Provides quick access to country data points, trends and analysis
including country's political and governmental make-up, economic
performance, gross domestic product, the potential for economic
development, and detailed market and industry analysis of the
country's business environment.
Belgium
Country Review in Business Source Complete [ About
]
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
OECD
Economic Surveys: Belgium [About]
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
provides statistics and report on its 30 country members
in addition to various reports, statistics and working
papers covering macroeconomics, trade, education, development
and science and innovation with approx 70 countries
it has relationships with. Content vary country by country.
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
Belgium
Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Complete [About]
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the
Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product
(GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official
Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export
Statistics as well as the names of important government
officials.
Belgium Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Belgium
http://www.buyusa.gov/belgium/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
Corporate
Information
http://www.corporateinformation.com/ctryind.asp?ctry_cod=056
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
Economist.com
Country Briefings: Belgium
http://www.economist.com/countries/Belgium/
A Web resource highlighting recent articles and a country
profile. Includes forecast, factsheet, economic data,
political structure and forces, economic structure and
more.
EIU:
Economist Intelligence Unit: Belgium [About] (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally. Type of reports vary country by country.
FITA: Belgium
Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/belgium.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website
includes general information as well as information on market
access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture,
media, and more.
Global
Edge: Belgium
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=39
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedom: Belgium http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Belgium
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Belgium's
trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government
intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital
flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages
and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.
Internationalist.com:
Belgium
http://www.internationalist.com/business/Belgium.php
MSI
Legal and Accounting Network: Belgium
http://www.msi-network.com/content/doing_business_in_belgium_page1a.asp
Political Risk Yearbook: Belgium Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.
World
Bank
www.worldbank.org
Provides report and statistics on challenges developing
countries face, education, debt, demographics, telecommunications
infrastructure, health issues, etc.
News & Journals
De
Morgen through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
De
Standaard through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Het
Laatste Nieuws through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Het
Nieuwsblad through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
La
Derniere Heure Les Sports through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
La
Libre Belgique through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Le
Soir through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
The
Wall Street Journal Europe through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Statistics
& Government Resources
Embassy of Belgium
in Washington D.C.
http://www.diplobel.us/
Information about business and investment in Belgium.
Also contains information about flora and fauna, education,
travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography,
people and culture.
National Bank of Belgium
http://www.nbb.be
The official Web site of the National Bank of Belgium
includes information on currency rates, monetary policy,
statistics and much more.
Selected
Internet Resources: Belgium -Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/belgium/resources/be-business.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
Statistics
Belgium
http://statbel.fgov.be/
U.S. Commercial
Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/belgium/en
U.S. Embassy
to Belgium
http://belgium.usembassy.gov/
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