Relationship dossier
Argentina
Belgium
Relationship assessment
Argentina and Belgium maintain an investment-protection framework, with the broader scope of bilateral cooperation unclear.
Argentina toward Belgium
+15Argentina concluded an investment-protection agreement with the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, providing a framework for protecting covered investments from Belgium.
Belgium toward Argentina
+15Belgium, through the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, concluded an investment-protection agreement with Argentina, providing a framework for protecting covered investments in Argentina.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes an investment-protection framework concluded between Argentina and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union. This is a concrete cooperative arrangement, while the breadth and practical significance of other bilateral cooperation remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Argentina and Belgium have a bilateral investment-protection arrangement concluded with the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union. It provides a concrete framework for investment relations, though the breadth of government cooperation beyond that arrangement is unclear.
Key developments
Argentina and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union concluded an agreement on the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of the investment-protection arrangement are unclear.
- Details of bilateral government cooperation beyond investment relations are limited.