01560cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004912 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803044 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belgium : Selected Background Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995. 1 online resource (83 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 Selected Background Issues paper analyzes the competitiveness issues for Belgium and analyzes in what sense competitiveness is important for the country. The paper summarizes the approach followed in Belgium to measure developments in this respect. It discusses alternative indicators, including the current account of the balance of payments, and concludes that competitiveness is not currently a problem in Belgium. The paper also analyzes the rise in the current account surplus, and links it to the saving-investment balance. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1995/008 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1995/008/002.1995.issue-008-en.xml IMF e-Library