The Belgian economy is likely to shrink by almost 4% this year, according to UC Louvain’s Institute for Economic and Social Research (Ires). Even with a gradual reduction in the government’s far-reaching coronavirus (Covid-19) measures, around 22,000 Belgians lose their jobs and there could be an increase of up to 35,000 job seekers, Ires predicted. … Continue reading Coronavirus: dire predictions for Belgian economy