Belgium is ramping up efforts to divest from stakes it amassed in banks during the global financial crisis, with some in the government pushing to prioritize the sale of its 5.7% stake in BNP Paribas SA.
Belgium has entered the chat and is the latest country in Europe where workers are rising up to protest against austerity and the rising cost of living.
Belgium’s foreign ministry has set out a strategy to ‘calibrate’ engagement with Washington to protect its interests while avoiding being seen as ‘hostile’, an internal document shows.