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Trade federation says “12,000 jobs will be lost in the technology industry”

The technology industry federation Agoria says that around 12,000 jobs will be lost in the industry between now and 2022 as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Tue 27 Oct 13:56
Economy
59 Neckermann travel agencies to close temporarily

The travel agency Neckermann has asked the Commercial Court for legal protection from its creditors to give it some financial breathing space.

Tue 27 Oct 11:34
Belga

Economy
11,000 Flemings started their own business in the three months from March to May

Despite the coronavirus crisis and the lockdown that covered much of this period, more than 11,000 Flemings started their own businesses between March and Ma...

Sun 25 Oct 14:04
Brussels
More and more people using food banks

As the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis starts to bite a growing number of people in Belgium are finding themselves forced to seek help from food...

Sat 24 Oct 12:37
Economy
200 cabin crew jobs under threat at Ryanair

Almost twice as many jobs as had been initially announced are under threat at the low-cost airline Ryanair.

Tue 20 Oct 12:04
VLAM

Economy
Restaurant closure sends the price of fish plummeting

Our colleagues from VRT Radio 2 have been finding out how the month-long closure of restaurants as part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 is for...

Tue 20 Oct 11:17
Economy
Deserted offices as all those that can are told to work from home

One of the additional measures designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus that came into force from today was the obligation to work from home for ...

Mon 19 Oct 16:29
Economy
Passenger numbers at Brussels Airport in September down 85% on September last year

Last month there were a total of 379,303 passenger movements through Brussels Airport at Zaventem in Flemish Brabant.

Fri 16 Oct 14:15
Economy
How did the corona crisis impact on your diet?

Fresh figures from the Flemish farm sector show that more people have been eating strawberries this year. It’s partly because people spent more time at home...

Thu 15 Oct 10:34
Economy
Construction fair Batibouw “is still planned to go ahead”

The organisers of the annual construction fair Batibouw have said they still intend to go ahead as planned from 27 February to 7 March 2021.

Tue 13 Oct 16:28
Febiac

Brussels
No Brussels Motor Show in 2021

The organisers of the annual Brussels Motor Show have announced that it will not take place in January of next year.

Mon 12 Oct 15:14
Harold Versteeg

Economy
36 of the 81 Belgian Wibra stores saved from closure

The discount clothing retailer Wibra’s Belgian operation to is relaunch after all.

Sun 11 Oct 11:45
Betty Matthysen

Economy
3,000 euro each for Brussels bars, pubs and cafés to compensate for enforced closure

In an effort to help compensate the estimate 2,500 to 3,000 business impacted by the measures the authorities in the Brussels-Capital Region will be given th...

Sat 10 Oct 12:34
Economy
Fewer buses and trams due to industrial action at De Lijn

The three trade unions that represent workers at the Flemish public transport company De Lijn are stage a 24-hour strike today (Friday 9 October).

Fri 09 Oct 14:44
Economy
Private use pick-up trucks to lose tax advantage

The Flemish government has plans to tax pick-up trucks differently in future. At present all buyers of such trucks enjoy a tax advantage. The one-off car r...

Thu 08 Oct 11:25
Economy
House and flat prices both markedly up on a year ago

Figures from Belgian notaries show that people are once again purchasing real estate following a sharp deterioration in the market due to the corona emergenc...

Thu 08 Oct 09:50
Hotel Jan Brito in Brugge

West Flanders
Hotel bookings drop off a cliff in Bruges

The situation is pretty dire in Bruges these days. Corona is ravaging the entire Bruges hotel sector. The year so far has not been an auspicious one for the...

Wed 07 Oct 10:19
BELGA/KRAKOWSKI

Economy
Self-service restaurant chain Lunch Garden announces 138 job losses

Currently 1,100 people work for Lunch Garden at its more than 70 restaurants across Belgium.

Tue 06 Oct 12:22
Economy
New research on telework: “Employees miss the momentum of the workplace”

Since the beginning of June, the number of days Belgians have spent working at home has been on average just half of what it was during the lockdown.

Tue 06 Oct 10:02
Economy
Potato price plummets due to corona and a poor harvest

Potato farmers have little reason to cheerful this autumn.

Sun 04 Oct 10:43

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