In the absence of a wealth register, Belgian wealth inequality needs to be estimated. Here I apply the mortality multiplier approach to Belgian inheritance tax tabulations and administrative microdata ...

One of the National Bank’s core tasks is to ensure that the Belgian financial system can weather challenges without putting in jeopardy its main economic functions. You can read about how stable the ...

Veiller à ce que le système financier soit en mesure de faire face aux défis qui se posent sans mettre en péril ses principales fonctions économiques compte parmi les missions de la Banque nationale.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said the euro-zone economy may need interest rates at “mildly supportive” levels to ensure inflation doesn’t fall below target after a ...

Il s'agit de l'ensemble des éléments intervenant dans la rémunération dont l'employeur assume la charge: Dans la mesure du possible, les avantages non récurrents liés aux résultats ne devront pas être ...

In its capacity as the macroprudential authority, the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) has carried out its annual review of the designation of domestic systemically important ...

In September 2023, the Belgian government’s record-breaking one-year State note shook up the banking sector. A year later, retail banks pulled out all the stops to recapture as much as possible of the ...

A new European fiscal framework entered into force in 2024. It replaces the old fiscal rules, deemed too complex and insufficiently respected. What are the key features of this new framework? Does it ...

Central banks in the Eurosystem and around the world recently shifted from earning profits to recording sizeable losses. This is a consequence of the dramatic changes in their balance sheets brought ...

1. The Bank’s role in oversight and prudential supervision of financial market infrastructures, custodians, payment service providers and critical service providers Critical links in the functioning ...

On 27 March, the National Bank of Belgium published for the second time climate-related financial disclosures for its non-monetary policy portfolios, reiterating its commitment to sustainable and ...