Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets for separate demonstrations putting pressure on governments across the EU.
Source: Al Jazeera English
🇧🇪 Belgium: market & economy news today
The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Belgium, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
Belgium investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2025) | 1.0% | Slow growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 2.5% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 5.9% | Moderate. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $60,750 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -1.9% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 75.5% of GDP | Very trade-dependent: sensitive to tariffs and global demand. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.81%
Source: Investing.com
Europe’s debt map flips: Belgium borrows like Greece as France pays more than Italy
Eurozone treasuries are preparing record bond sales for 2027 just as the IMF warns that borrowing costs have hit a two-decade high.
Source: Euronews — Business
Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 1.02%
Source: Investing.com
Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 2.32%
Source: Investing.com
Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations, FT reports
Source: CNA — Business
Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations
European Commission considers a broad levy on all large companies to avoid singling out US digital services groups
Source: Financial Times
Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 1.29%
Source: Investing.com
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