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Belgian growth slows as political stalemate drags on

In a sign of what may be to come for the euro-zone, the pace of the Belgian recovery has slowed. While a modest fiscal tightening will partly shield consumers, the political crisis and talk of the country’s potential split may in time raise market fears over the country’s large public debt.

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