A real good time to open a Belgian Bank?

New Online Belgium Bank Seeks Foreign Bank Partner or Investor

Maurits Paul Rijkeboer announces the launch of Money.Be, a new online bank that operates out of Belgium. "The current state of Belgium banks is disastrous," Rijkeboer, the CEO of Money.Be says. "That's why we have created Money.Be. We are confident that our foreign bank partner or investor will benefit and customers will be excited about this concept and will flock to us."

As a result, Rijkeboer, who also possesses a master's degree in business administration, is currently seeking an exclusive foreign bank partner or investor for the Belgium market.
"This is a one-time offer for a business partnership and the time to act is now," Rijkeboer explains. "The first bank to provide a serious and generous offer will receive the exclusive partnership."
Money.Be (http://www.money.be/) is currently applying for a Belgium banking license from the government.

France to annex Belgium

Well not quite, but the French public seems ready for it. Here are the results of a just released Ifop poll for Le Journal du Dimanche, taken on November 8th.

Very favorable 10%

Rather favorable 44%

Rather unfavorable 18%

Not at all favorable 23%

No opinion 5%

Someone should ask the Belgians first. Here are just a couple of the comments on the poll listed above.

"Still it would be necessary to ask the Wallonians if they wish for it! As for me, I am a Belgian francophone and I refuse to become French!"

"No thank you. We do not want to live in North Africa!"

Meanwhile, up north.......Almost half the Dutch population is positive towards a merger between the Netherlands and Flanders. The newspaper DAG reported this on Monday after an opinion poll by Maurice de Hond.
The poll showed that 45 percent of the Dutch would support a union with Flanders. The majority however, 49 percent, would be opposed to such a merger. The supporters are largely people who would vote for Geert Wilders. It is remarkable that 80 percent of the respondents said they "liked Flemings."
The opinion poll is a reaction to the government crisis that has dragged on for months in Belgium. The Walloons and Flemings have been unable to form a government since elections in June because of fundamental disagreement on the future of the country.

Euronews on the Belgian crisis

On Monday Euronews broadcasted this report (in English) on the Belgian crisis: