01579cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002324 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803129 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belgium : Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (41 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 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Belgium's real GDP growth fell sharply in 2001 to 0.8 percent and remained weak in 2002 at an estimated 0.7 percent. The fundamental factor behind these developments was the slowdown in the economies of Belgium's trading partners, especially Germany. Thus, Belgium's export market growth fell from a robust 12.1 percent in 2000 to only 0.6 percent in 2001; in 2002, export markets shrank an estimated 1 percent. In 2002, employment began to decline and unemployment began to rise. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/049 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/049/002.2003.issue-049-en.xml IMF e-Library