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Belgium Business Confidence Unexpectedly Erodes Further

By Jyotsna V   ✉  | Published:  | Google News Follow Us  | Join Us
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Business confidence in Belgium continued to fall in March, driven by the weakness in all sectors except trade, survey data from the National Bank of Belgium showed on Tuesday.

The business confidence index dropped to -15.1 from -12.3 in February. Economists had forecast a score of -11.4.

"The downturn in the business climate was particularly marked in the business-related services sector," the survey said.

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