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Belgium: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

March 20, 2025

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International Monetary Fund. European Dept. "Belgium: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report", IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 069 (2025), accessed April 25, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229005180.002

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Summary

The economy has been resilient to a series of shocks, but growth is slowing, and disinflation is facing headwinds. The labor market has been strong but shows early signs of cooling. Labor-cost competitiveness has declined with wage growth outpacing sluggish productivity. Successive shocks have increased structural fiscal deficits and public debt. Protracted coalition negotiations after elections in June 2024 stalled policymaking; a new federal government was formed in February 2025.

Subject: Income, Labor, Labor markets, National accounts, Public debt, Wages

Keywords: CD center, Core inflation, Executive board assessment, Global, Income, Labor markets, Single market, Tax administration diagnostic assessment tool, Wages

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