On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited the Antwerp branch of MicroStart, a microfinance institution that supports and grants Micro-Loans/Micro-Credits to future entrepreneurs who do not have access to financing from the traditional banking sector.

According to the Belgian royal court, Her Majesty participated in two roundtable discussions regarding “…the social impact of Micro-Loans/Micro-Credits with employees and clients of the agency. For several years now, Her Majesty has closely followed the development of microfinance in Belgium and abroad.”