Belfius Bank Awarded ‘Nº 1 Bond Finance House Of The Year’ By Euronext For The Fifth Consecutive Year - 16.3 Billion EUR In LT Issues Since 2013, Including 4.7 Billion EUR In 2017 - Belfius Underlines Its Position As The Leader In Helping Guide Belgian Companies And (Semi-)Public Entities In The Bond Market

Yesterday, 16 January 2018, for the fifth successive year, Belfius was voted ‘No. 1 Bond Finance House of the Year’ by Euronext. This prestigious award was presented to Belfius at a ceremony attended by Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt and confirms the strategic role played by the bank in providing alternative financing solutions on the bond markets to Belgian companies, public and semi-public entities. Over the course of 5 years, Belfius has enabled more than 80 issuers of varying sizes and from all sectors (large companies and SMEs, property developers, town, cities and provinces, Regions and Communities, schools and universities, etc.) to raise finance for themselves on the bond market, totalling 16.3 billion EUR.