01647cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001900 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803112 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belgium : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (45 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2001 Article IV Consultation highlights that following four years of robust expansion, real GDP growth in Belgium slowed markedly in 2001, as higher oil prices, declining equity values, and the deteriorating external environment adversely affected business investment, household consumption, and exports. The outlook for 2002 depends critically on a recovery in the world economy and, especially, in Belgium's key European trading partners. Growth for the year is projected by the IMF staff at 0.7 percent, although activity is expected to pick up significantly in the second half of the year. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/042 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/042/002.2002.issue-042-en.xml IMF e-Library