Belgium Country Analysis 2013-2018: An Evaluation of Political, Social, Economic and Business Risk,

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary    

2. Country Overview
    
3. Belgium’s Economic Performance    
3.1: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate    
3.2: Consumption, saving, and investment trends    
3.3: Foreign direct investment (FDI) by industry    

4. Political and Social Risk Analysis of Belgium    
4.1: Structure and stability of government    
4.2: Government policy agenda    
4.2.1: Policy agenda    
4.3: Risk in international relations    
4.4: Social risk analysis    
4.4.1: Social development index: risk analysis    
4.4.2: Labor market    

5. Economic Risk of Belgium    
5.1: Risk in financial sector    
5.1.1: Risk in fiscal balance    
5.1.2: Risk in current account balance    
5.1.3: Risk in balance of payment (BOP)    
5.2: Risk in external sector    
5.2.1: External debt and default risk    
5.2.2: International trade and its contribution to GDP    
5.2.3: Risk in foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate    
5.3: Risk in real sector    
5.4: Economic factors impact on business
    
6. Business Risk of Belgium    
6.1: Business risk    
6.2: Doing business in Belgium in 2013
6.3: Credit rating of countries    
6.4: R&D expenditure and technological risk    
6.5: Business risk factors and its impact    

7. Emerging Risk in Belgium    


List of Figures

Chapter 2. Country Snapshot / Overview
Figure 2.1: Geographical location of Belgium


Chapter 3. Belgium’s Economic Performance
Figure 3.1: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.2: Forecast of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: GDP sectoral contribution
Figure 3.4: Share of different sectors to GDP
Figure 3.5: Quarterly trend of index of industrial production and GDP growth rate
Figure 3.6: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.7: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.8: Foreign direct investment by industry

Chapter 4. Political and Social Risk Analysis of Belgium
Figure 4.1: Trend of population and population growth rate
Figure 4.2: Population age structure
Figure 4.3: Trend of per capita income
Figure 4.4: Trend of corruption perception index of Belgium
Figure 4.5: Trend of unemployment rate in Belgium

Chapter 5. Economic Risk of Belgium
Figure 5.1: Global financial stability scenario
Figure 5.2: Trend of government revenue and expenditure as percent of GDP
Figure 5.3: Trend of fiscal deficit as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.4: Trend of current account balance and share in GDP
Figure 5.5: Terms of trade for Belgium
Figure 5.6: Trend of balance of payment
Figure 5.7: Trend of debt as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.8: Trend of gross government debt position of Belgium
Figure 5.9: Mixed prospects of debts in Belgium
Figure 5.10: Belgium’s international trade structure
Figure 5.11: Exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 5.12: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate
Figure 5.13: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate

Chapter 6. Business Risk of Belgium
Figure 6.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Belgium

Chapter 7. Emerging Risk in Belgium
Figure 7.1: Belgium’s exports by Region
Figure 7.2: Trend of sovereign debt of Belgium
Figure 7.3: Trend of density of population


List of Tables

Chapter 2. Country Snapshot / Overview
Table 2.1: Demographic and political overview

Chapter 4. Political and Social Risk Analysis of Belgium
Table 4.1: Homicide rate of Belgium
Table 4.2: GINI Index of Belgium
Table 4.3: Corruption perception Index

Chapter 5. Economic Risk of Belgium
Table 5.1 Economic factors and its impact on business

Chapter 6. Business Risk of Belgium
Table 6.1: Indicators for starting business
Table 6.2: Ranking in 2013 for procedures of starting a business
Table 6.3: Credit rating of countries by Moody, Fitch, and S&P
Table 6.4: Business risk factors and its impact on business
 

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