Belgium: Capital Adequacy/BASEL

On 24 April 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act. The Listing Act is part of a package of measures aiming to further develop the Capital Markets Union.

On 24 April 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act. The Listing Act is part of a package of measures aiming to further develop the Capital Markets Union.

On 24 April 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act. The Listing Act is part of a package of measures aiming to further develop the Capital Markets Union.

Recently the rules regarding the acquisition by a company of its own shares were eased.

The material adverse change clause was recently introduced in Belgium by the Anglo-Saxon approach of negotiating corporate and financial transactions.

From January 1 2006 - and for book years ending on December 31 2006 or later - all Belgian companies will be able to benefit from a deduction for risk capital, also referred to as a notional interest deduction. For tax purposes, every company will be treated as if it had borrowed its own funds at a yearly interest rate equal to that of the 10-year Belgian government bond. The notional interest thus computed will be deductible from the tax base.

On 20 December 2024, the Belgian Parliament adopted the law transposing Directive (EU) 2021/2167 on credit servicers and credit purchasers...

The EBA has published its updated methodology for the assessment of regulatory and supervisory frameworks of non-EU countries. The changes seek to reflect amendments to the revised CRR and CRD.

The Belgian financial sector faces the entry into force on 15 January 2025 of a new disciplinary regime applicable to the banking sector and a compulsory bankers' oath...

On 12 September 2023, the Liège Tramway public private partnership (PPP) project has reached its contract and financial close of a long lasting restructuring.

This report (produced for the European Commission by Europe Economics) follows the EC's investigations into potential competition law infringements in syndicated lending.

From January 1 2006 - and for book years ending on December 31 2006 or later - all Belgian companies will be able to benefit from a deduction for risk capital, also referred to as a notional interest deduction. For tax purposes, every company will be treated as if it had borrowed its own funds at a yearly interest rate equal to that of the 10-year Belgian government bond. The notional interest thus computed will be deductible from the tax base.