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56% of Belgian entrepreneurs paid invoices late

56% of Belgian companies did not pay their invoices on time in 2022. That's according to figures from business data expert Altares Dun & Bradstreet. In Northern Europe, only English (57.2%) and Irish companies (66%) paid fewer bills within the agreed payment period.

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957 Belgian companies go bankrupt in March 2023

In March, 957 companies went bankrupt in Belgium. Compared to the same period last year, this corresponds to a 7.6% drop. This was established by business data specialist Altares Dun & Bradstreet after analysing the most recent figures.

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846 Belgian companies go bankrupt in January 2023

In the first month of 2023, 846 companies went bankrupt in Belgium. This number is much higher than in January 2022, when about 712 companies went under. Expressed in percentage, this is about 19 percent less than last month. Such are the findings of the bankruptcy report of business data expert Altares Dun & Bradstreet following the analysis of its latest figures.

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