Press release on the suspension of trading in Banque nationale de Belgique/Nationale bank van België (BNB/NBB)
The FSMA suspended trading in the National Bank of Belgium's financial instruments on Euronext Brussels from 9:00 CET on 2 September 2026, pending the publication of a press release. Trading was subsequently reopened on 3 September.
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