This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.The economic situation and policies of Belgium were reviewed by the Committee on 24 November 2014. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 5 December 2014.The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Álvaro Pina and Sanne Zwart under the supervision of Pierre Beynet. Research assistance was provided by Desney Erb. The survey also benefitted from external consultancy work.The previous Survey of Belgium was issued in May 2013.