The art of rekindling foreign investment

International investors in Belgian government bonds retreated in 1993 and many have yet to return. The finance ministry was thrilled when 400 investors and analysts turned up at a bond road-show in Brussels recently. But there are still deterrents for would-be investors

Will Belgium clear the final hurdle? Belgium’s leap of faith  

Just how seriously does the Belgian government take its debt management programme? Deadly seriously, discovered 400 analysts and investors invited to question prime minister, finance minister and National Bank governor at a recent roadshow.

It’s seven years since the Belgian government first took a professional approach to borrowing. In 1989, the finance ministry set up competitive auctions for the monthly sale of public debt (Obligation Linéaire Obligatie – OLOs) and treasury certificates (CTs).

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