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Banque nationale de Belgique Societe anonyme Debt/Equity

What is the Debt/Equity of Banque nationale de Belgique Societe anonyme?

The Debt/Equity of Banque nationale de Belgique Societe anonyme is 46.40

What is the definition of Debt/Equity?



Debt to equity ratio is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders’ equity and debt used to finance a company’s assets.

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The debt to equity ratio is generally calculated by dividing debt by equity. The D/E ratio is also known as risk, gearing or leverage. The two components are often taken from the firm's balance sheet or statement of financial position (so-called book value), but the ratio may also be calculated using market values for both, if the company's debt and equity are publicly traded, or using a combination of book value for debt and market value for equity financially. Preferred stock can be considered part of debt or equity. Attributing preferred shares to one or the other is partially a subjective decision but will also take into account the specific features of the preferred shares. When used to calculate a company's financial leverage, the debt usually includes only the long-term debt.

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What does Banque nationale de Belgique Societe anonyme do?

Banque nationale de Belgique Société anonyme operates as the central bank of Belgium. The company's activities include determination and implementation of the Eurosystem's monetary policy; printing and issuing of notes and coins; collection, compilation, analysis, and distribution of economic and financial information; and promotion of monetary and financial stability. It also engages in the centralization of the revenue and expenditure of the federal state; administration of fines and settlements; combating money laundering; and international settlements. In addition, the company provides macro prudential and prudential supervision, oversight of financial market infrastructures and critical service providers, and crisis management services; and a range of services to individuals and schools, such as exchange of banknotes and coins, securities and coupons, central individual credit register for consumer credits and mortgage loans, and documentation base primarily specialized in economics, finance, and monetary policy, as well as collects and publishes annual accounts of Belgian enterprises. Further, it offers services to central banks comprising reserve management services, such as custody accounts and remuneration of the cash accounts to non-euro area countries, and central banks or monetary authorities, as well as international organization other than community institutions and bodies. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

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