Le Brief

This special episode of Le Brief features CEOs Fabien Pinckaers (Odoo) and Fabrice Brion (Icare), Belgium’s two Walloon unicorns.

This episode of Le Brief examines the complex financing mechanisms of the film industry, focusing on Belgian and European models.

This episode examines rising youth job turnover and new Belgian labor laws, alongside corporate updates on Kick & Rush’s acquisition strategy and UCB’s mixed investor reception.

This episode covers stagnant Belgian economic growth, a severe IT talent shortage driven by AI demand, and massive investments by Meta and Microsoft.

This episode covers the potential nationalization of debt-ridden Thames Water and its impact on Belgian creditors Belfus and Dexia.

This episode covers the rise of Belgian gig economy income and new tax restrictions for Uber Eats and Deliveroo.

This episode covers the approved fiber optic partnership between Belgian telecoms Proximus and Telenet, aiming to reduce costs.

This episode examines an OpenAI AI agent hacking a startup, sparking debate on autonomous tech regulation.

This episode covers Belgian tax reforms, including a record dividend pre-tax revenue and Brussels’ crackdown on service voucher fraud.