Business Memo from Belgium articles from January 1991

Business Memo from Belgium archives from January 1991

The Belgian economy in 1990.
January 1, 1991... Exposed as it is to the business cycle in the neighboring economies with up to 70 % of its GNP dependent upon foreign trade, the Belgian economy has felt the pinch triggered off in the UK, France and the USA in the latter part of 1990. The GNP...

New year grant. (Belgian government's tax policy on investment companies)
January 1, 1991... With the implementation of the reform of Belgium's financial markets, the Government has introduced a favorable tax regime for the recently organized investment companies with variable capital. For one thing, the dividends or interest which...

Software protection. (European Economic Community Council of Ministers' rule on copyright protection for software writers)
January 1, 1991... The rules of the game on Europe's booming software market are finally being sorted out. The EEC Council of Ministers agreed eventually on a directive that organizes full copyright protection for software writers with one important exception....

Research and development. (Belgian government's financial support to research and development)
January 1, 1991... Since 1987, BEF 3.5 billion or a substantial part of Belgium's Government support to research & development is directed to inter-university networks in fundamental research. Thus 37 teams from the country's 15 universities pool their resources...

Company news. (Belgian companies' performance)
January 1, 1991... A number of Belgian facilities of internationally renowned companies can boast excellent results in 1990. Siemens Belgium increased sales by 13 % up to BEF 32 billion and profits by 9.5 %. Compaq Computers Belgium increased sales by 45 % up...