In cooperation with the National Bank of Belgium, BeCeFi publishes quarterly figures on credit granting to self-employed and companies. Since April 2007 BeCeFi cooperates with a group of experts from the commercial banks as to be able to underpin the interpretation of the figures. Click here to download those figures.

This BeCeFi survey, that is carried out annually since 2006, aims at mapping and analysing the perception of entrepreneurs about SME financing in Belgium. Since the survey is conducted annually it is possible to measure the evolution throughout time.

The BeCeFi survey on SME financing 2010 was conducted in September and October 2010. 7000 entrepreneurs were questioned by letter. The surveys examined topics such as the access to finance and the behaviour of commercial banks, public financing measures for SMEs and company financing.

The results of the BeCeFi survey on SME Financing 2010 can be downloaded here:
Full report in French or in Dutch.
Executive summary in French or in Dutch.

The results of the BeCeFi survey on SME Financing 2009 can be downloaded here:
Full report in French or in Dutch.

The results of the BeCeFi survey on SME Financing 2008 can be downloaded here:
Full report in French or in Dutch.

The results of the BeCeFi survey on SME Financing 2007 can be downloaded here:
Full report in French or in Dutch.

The results of the BeCeFi survey on SME Financing 2006 can be downloaded here:
press release. Full report in French or in Dutch.

If you want to compare the Belgian situation with the situation in Germany you can consult the results from the 2008 survey on enterprise financing of the KfW-Bankengruppe.