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Belgium, BNP Paribas to meet Monday on Fortis...Finance Minister Didier Reynders said Sunday. "We will meet them tomorrow with the prime minister," Herman Van Rompuy, Reynders told Belgium's French-language public broadcaster RTBF. "Our priority is to bring all the actors to the... In this article: BNP Paribas, Fortis, Didier Reynders, Brussels, Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, and Netherlands |
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Financial Times | September 11, 2009
Opel deal sparks European backlash
...by officials in the UK and Spain. Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister, said he wanted the European Commission to investigate state aid given by Germany to Magna International, the lead investor. Mr Reynders's comments came after GM...
In this article: Opel, Magna International, General Motors, Didier Reynders, Europe, European Union, Germany, Angela Merkel, and Liberal Party
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FT.com - World | September 02, 2009
EU unites behind call for bank bonus cap
...said. "We've seen very clear statements on this issue from President Obama. " "It is better to do it together," said Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister. "It is better to do it in all the eurozone countries and, if possible, also in...
In this article: European Union, Anders Borg, Recession, Europe, Indonesia, London, Tax, Unemployment, and Didier Reynders
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | July 15, 2008
Plunging Back into Crisis: Belgian Premier Leterme Submits Resignation - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
...Liberals and nationalist hard-liners from both sides of the linguistic divide. Francophone Finance Minister Didier Reynders told Belgium's RTBF radio on Tuesday that Leterme's Christian Democrats and above all their nationalist allies, the...
In this article: Yves Leterme, New Flemish Alliance, Flanders, Der Spiegel, Didier Reynders, RTBF, and Albert II
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Seeking Alpha | September 29, 2008
Royal Bank of Scotland Hit Hard Despite Bailout Rumors - Seeking Alpha
None of this prevented Leterme and Reynders from working hand in glove to save the country's single largest private employer (headcount in Belgium of 25,000) that serves 6 million accounts domestically, or roughly one in two families in the...
In this article: Fortis Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bankruptcy, Yves Leterme, Flanders, Didier Reynders, and Santander
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | December 19, 2008
Belgian prime minister resigns
...the year 2009." Belgium's government is locked in a complex legal battle with minority shareholders of the banking and insurance group Fortis over the sale of its Belgian assets to French bank BNP Paribas. Leterme's office stands...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, Jo Vandeurzen, Christian Democrat, Belgian Federal Parliament, Malaise, Didier Reynders, and BNP Paribas
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Reuters | January 20, 2009
Belgium mulling second bank bailout round-Reynders
...round-Reynders Belgium is mulling a second bailout for its troubled banking sector, whose shares have come under renewed pressure in recent days, Finance Minister Didier Reynders told Belgian news agency Belga on Tuesday. "This time we...
In this article: Didier Reynders, Fortis, L'Echo, De Tijd, BNP Paribas, and Dexia
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AFP Finance News | December 13, 2008
Fortis bank, saved from collapse, again on shaky ground
...be approved by shareholders. Belgium's premier Yves Leterme and finance minister Didier Reynders huddled Saturday to talk about finding a way out of the latest twist in the crisis that nearly toppled Fortis. The "surprised" Belgian...
In this article: Fortis, BNP Paribas, Plaintiff, Didier Reynders, ABN AMRO, Yves Leterme, Netherlands, and Revenue
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Reuters | December 19, 2008
Belgium in limbo again after government collapses
...crunch. Belgium's King Albert, who under the constitution must decide whether to accept the resignation, held late-night talks with Leterme in the palace about the resignation offer on Friday but deferred any immediate decision. "We'll...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, Supreme Court, Recession, Credit crunch, Didier Reynders, Standard de Liege, and BNP Paribas
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Yahoo! News | October 15, 2008
Iceland slashes rates, Russia studies loan request - Yahoo! News
...the local currency untradeable. Belgium meanwhile offered a lifeline to Iceland's biggest bank, Kaupthing Bank, and was sending Prime Minister Yves Leterme to visit Iceland on Friday to meet Haarde. Belgian Finance Minister Didier...
In this article: Iceland, International Monetary Fund, Geir Haarde, Kaupthing Bank, David Oddsson, Inflation, Didier Reynders, Washington, and Russia
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The Kingdom of Belgium /ˈbɛldʒəm/ is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30528 km2 and has a population of about 10.7 million.
Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Flemish and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons, plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north, with 59% of the population, and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia, inhabited by 31%. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region and has 10% of the population.*
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A small German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
- Name:
- Belgium
- Conventional Long Name:
- Kingdom of Belgium
- Local Name:
- Königreich Belgien
- Capital:
- Brussels
- Language:
- Dutch, French, German
- Motto:
- Einigkeit macht stark
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
- Founding Date:
- April 19, 1839
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 30,528
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $389.518 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $506.392 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $40,019
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro (€)
- Demonym:
- Belgian
- Currency (code):
- EU
- Country Calling Code:
- 32
- ccTLD:
- .be
- EU Accession:
- March 25, 1957
- Anthem:
- The "Brabançonne"
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