Belgian Franc

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Belgian Franc

The former currency of Belgium. It traces its origins to the conquest of the Low Countries during the Napoleonic Wars. It has been pegged to a number of different currencies throughout its history and was one of the currencies in the Latin Monetary Union for a time. It was replaced by the euro in 2002.

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The projected buoyancy in foreign markets should continue to support exports, but the recent appreciation of the Belgian franc in effective terms may lead to some losses in market shares.

Belgium

With downward pressure on the Belgian franc disappearing, the National Bank repeatedly reduced its official interest rates in the first five months of 1994.

Belgium

The effective exchange rate of the Belgian franc has returned to the levels prevailing in mid-1992, thus erasing some of the previous losses in international competitiveness.

Belgium

As a result of the recent depreciation of the Belgian franc in effective terms, the contribution to growth of net exports is likely to become neutral in 1991 and moderately positive in 1992; the BLEU current-account surplus could thus widen further.

Belgium

With total assets of Belgian franc (BFr) 2,634 billion ($71 billion at BFr37 to $1), BACOB was the sixth-largest banking group in Belgium at year-end 1997.

S&P Assgns 'A' Rtg To BACOB, S-T Rtg Raised To 'A-1'

Short-term interest rates, which have fallen by over a point since the Belgian franc was officially linked to the strongest EMS currency in the spring of 1990, may soon rise again, in line with German rates.

Luxembourg

dollar appreciated 3% versus the Belgian franc in the second quarter of 1998 compared to the second quarter of 1997.

Xeikon N.V. Reports Second Quarter 1998 Results

dollar has appreciated an average of 10% versus the Belgian franc for the first quarter of 1998 compared to the first quarter of 1997.

Xeikon N.V. Reports First Quarter 1998 Results

dollar appreciated an average of 21% and 16% versus the Belgian franc for the third quarter and first nine months 1997, respectively, compared to the third quarter and first nine months of 1996.

Xeikon N.V. Reports Third Quarter 1997 Results

Sonaca, Sabc , the Barco NV Display Systems division of electronics group Barco and Asco Aero Industries, each hold 25% of Flabel, which has a modest 12 million Belgian Franc (USD349,100) start-up capital.

BELGIAN SONACA IN AIRBUS MILITARY PARTNERSHIP

dollar has appreciated an average of 13% versus the Belgian franc for the first quarter of 1997 compared to the first quarter of 1996.

Xeikon N.V. reports first quarter 1997 results

dollar has appreciated an average of 8% versus the Belgian franc for the fourth quarter and 6% for the full year of 1996 compared to 1995.