The Chinese bank Ping An has already let it be known that it no longer plans to invest 2,000,000,000 euros in Fortis.
Meanwhile, two of our biggest football clubs now fear for their sponsorship contracts.
Meanwhile, two of our biggest football clubs now fear for their sponsorship contracts.
The Belgian cup winners Sporting Anderlecht are sponsored by Fortis, while Dexia is the major sponsor of the thirteen-times champion Club Brugge.
Sporting Anderlecht receives between 5.5 and 7 Million euros in sponsorship money from Fortis.
This is around a fifth of the Clubs annual income. Dexia gives Club Brugge around 2 million euros a year and provides 10% of the club's annual budget.
Despite the concerns expressed in recent days, both banks have said that the financial crisis will not affect their commitment to their respective football sponsorship deals.
Sporting Anderlecht receives between 5.5 and 7 Million euros in sponsorship money from Fortis.
This is around a fifth of the Clubs annual income. Dexia gives Club Brugge around 2 million euros a year and provides 10% of the club's annual budget.
Despite the concerns expressed in recent days, both banks have said that the financial crisis will not affect their commitment to their respective football sponsorship deals.
ING no longer interested in ABN-Amro
Despite an injection of around 11,000 million euros of public money, Fortis still needs to dispose of its stake in the Dutch bank ABN-Amro.
Fortis acquired ABN-Amro as part of a consortium with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Spain's Banco Santander.
Fortis acquired ABN-Amro as part of a consortium with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Spain's Banco Santander.
The takeover of ABN-Amro followed a long-drawn-out battle between Fortis and the Dutch bank ING.
Initially, ING had said it was interested in buying Fortis' stake in ABN-Amro.
However, analists at ING now say that the 24,000 million euros that Fortis is asking for its share of ABN-Amro is too much given the current turbulent state of the global financial markets.
Initially, ING had said it was interested in buying Fortis' stake in ABN-Amro.
However, analists at ING now say that the 24,000 million euros that Fortis is asking for its share of ABN-Amro is too much given the current turbulent state of the global financial markets.
Flemish PM has mixed-emotions
The Flemish Prime Minister Kris Peeters (Flemish Christian democrat, photo) is not overjoyed with the fact that his government now holds shares in Dexia.
Speaking in the Flemish Parliament, Mr Peeters said that "It is not the place of a government to hold shares in a bank."
Meanwhile, the Federal Finance Minister Didier Reynders (Francophone liberal) has said that he is pleased with the way in which Belgium has been able to cooperate with our European neighbours to help save Dexia and Fortis.
Meanwhile, the Federal Finance Minister Didier Reynders (Francophone liberal) has said that he is pleased with the way in which Belgium has been able to cooperate with our European neighbours to help save Dexia and Fortis.
