Belgium launches campaign to put retrieve ‘dormant’ small coins
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Belgium’s finance ministry is launching a campaign to bring “dormant” coins back into circulation.
New state bond issue raises half a billion euros
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Belgium’s latest campaign to sell state bonds resulted in more than €482.4 million being raised, according to figures from the Federal Debt Agency.
Belgian federal debt agency issues two new bonds
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Belgium will issue a new one-year and a three-year government bond on 4 March, the country’s debt agency has announced.
Law confirms shopkeepers cannot refuse cash payments
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Belgian shops, cafes and restaurants can not refuse cash payments, even if, for a few years, some restaurants, food trucks and thrift shops including Episode have only accepted cards.
Belgian banks report strong results in 2023
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Banks in Belgium have done very well last year, according to recently published financial results.
Belgian government calls for changes to planned ATM locations
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The Belgian government has criticised a plan by the country’s four major banks to install more cash dispensers (ATMs), saying it falls short of addressing citizens’ needs.
Banks promise more cash machines will open across Belgium
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More cash machines, or ATMs, will open across Belgium as the country’s major banks have pledged to accelerate the rollout of new “neutral” cash dispensers.
Belgian median wealth makes residents ‘richest in the world’
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Belgians are the richest people in the world, according to new figures from Crédit Suisse’s Global Wealth Report, which put the median wealth of Belgian residents at €228,594.
Belgium’s cash machines disappearing at lightning speed
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Belgium is continuing to lose its cash machines at a frightening rate, according to figures gathered by L’Echo and De Tijd newspapers.
Belgium to further cap mortgage application fees
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The fees charged by banks and other credit providers to apply for a mortgage will be capped at €350 from next year.