Belgium News News Belgium » Finance: Former Belgian Finance Minister Calls for Crypto Ban in Wake of Banking Crisis
News channel or source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/17/former-belgian-finance-minister-calls-for-crypto-ban-in-wake-of-banking-crisis
Published on: Thursday 16 March 2023
Johan Van Overtveldt, a member of the European Parliament and former Belgian finance minister, called for a ban on crypto in the wake of banking sector turmoil in a Friday tweet. Van Overtveldt, the ...
News Belgium » Finance: Belgium to sell 20% stake in Belfius bank in private placement
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/belgium-sell-20-stake-belfius-bank-private-placement-2026-06-10/
Published on: Tuesday 09 June 2026
The Belgian government plans to sell a 20% stake in retail bank Belfius via a private placement, worth about €2 billion ($2.3 billion), Finance Minister Jan Jambon told a parliamentary committee.
News Belgium » Finance: New Belgian finance minister nominated
News channel or source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1207147/new-belgian-finance-minister-nominated/
Published on: Tuesday 05 March 2013
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian government spokesman says economics professor Koen Geens has been nominated to head the finance ministry. Guillaume de Walque said Wednesday the minister was sworn in by King ...