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China becomes Belgium’s top non-EU supplier amid shifting global trade flows

China overtook the United States in 2024 to become Belgium’s largest non-EU supplier, according to the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency’s latest annual report. The shift reflects evolving global trade patterns and Belgium’s

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Russia’s Oil Windfall Evaporates as the Ruble Strengthens

Despite a rise in oil prices, Russia’s economy finds itself in a paradoxical bind. Since June 13, 2025, the price of Urals crude—Russia’s primary export blend—has surged past the G7-imposed cap of $60 per barrel. But

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World

Total beer consumption in Belgium dropped with 2,1 per cent in 2024

Belgian beer consumption dropped by 2.1 per cent in 2024. This marks a continued decline, albeit less steep than the 6 per cent fall recorded in 2023. The hospitality sector saw the

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Politics

Tariff negotiations with US “advancing in the right direction,” says EU commissioner

Negotiations between the European Union and the United States on trade tariffs are “moving in the right direction,” European Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said on Wednesday, following a meeting with U.S. Trade

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Business·World

US tariffs on steel and aluminum double to 50%

Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect on Wednesday. Trading partners around the world are voicing concern, and the EU still hopes to strike a deal

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Business·World

Tariff panic pushed Belgian exports to US to record levels

In March, the US imported goods from Belgium worth almost 3.4 billion dollars. That is 46 percent more than a year earlier and more than double the February figure, De Tijd reported

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Business·World

Flemish companies bracing for economic downturn, survey shows

Flemish companies expect a bleak economic outlook for 2025, according to a new survey by employers’ organisation Voka. The survey, conducted among 750 firms, reveals that three-quarters of respondents fear they will

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Business

Brussels and international trade: a verified growth driver

In a changing economic context, international trade plays a key role in the prosperity of the Brussels Region. At a time when certain countries, such as the United States, are stepping up

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China becomes Belgium’s top non-EU supplier amid shifting global trade flows

Russia’s Oil Windfall Evaporates as the Ruble Strengthens

Total beer consumption in Belgium dropped with 2,1 per cent in 2024

Tariff negotiations with US “advancing in the right direction,” says EU commissioner

US tariffs on steel and aluminum double to 50%

Tariff panic pushed Belgian exports to US to record levels

Flemish companies bracing for economic downturn, survey shows

Brussels and international trade: a verified growth driver

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