How bad is Belgium’s competitiveness problem?

The improvement in southern euro-zone nations’ competitiveness has left some core countries, such as Belgium, lagging behind. If Belgium and other uncompetitive economies are unable to close the growing cost gap with the rest of the euro-zone, they risk becoming the region’s new periphery.

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