01787cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017519 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475587630 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Belgium : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; Supplementary Information. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (69 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights Belgium's recovery, which is expected to strengthen modestly in 2017, with real GDP projected at 1.6 percent. The medium-term outlook remains constrained by structurally weak growth in advanced economies. Downside risks are significant, including those related to global and regional uncertainties that could affect trade and financial markets. Fiscal sustainability therefore remains tenuous and sensitive to potential shocks. Although private employment has been recovering, there is entrenched high unemployment and inactivity among certain groups, including the young, those with few skills, and immigrants from outside the European Union. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/069 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/069/002.2017.issue-069-en.xml IMF e-Library