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Your non stop hotel reservation guide for Hotels in
Belgium. We
searched multiple suppliers for the best Room Rate available. Often
GDS (Global Distribution System) suppliers have different room rates, due
to the fact that they individually buy blocks of rooms from hotel chains.
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first our Last Minute &
Hot Deals where we put a Monthly update of all known LAST MINUTES! of
all Hotel Reservation Suppliers. This to get & let you informed about
all known Discounted deals in Europe!
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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by
Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half
century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of
NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north
and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to
constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and
autonomy.
This modern private enterprise economy has capitalized on its central
geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified
industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the
populous Flemish area in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium must
import substantial quantities of raw materials and export a large volume of
manufactures, making its economy unusually dependent on the state of world
markets. About three-quarters of its trade is with other EU countries.
Belgium's public debt is expected to fall to about 100% of GDP in 2002, and
the government has succeeded in balancing its budget. Belgium, together with
11 of its EU partners, began circulating euro currency in January 2002.
Economic growth in 2001 dropped sharply due to the global economic slowdown.
Prospects for 2002 depend largely on recovery in the EU and the US.
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