A Belgian gold currency worth five Belgian francs for international transactions introduced in 1926
The agencies, AFP of France, ANP of the Netherlands, ANOP (now Lusa) of Portugal, ANSA of Italy, Belga of Belgium, dpa of Germany and EFE of Spain were motivated by what they saw as a lack of alternatives to the Anglo-Saxon picture services offered at the time.
The former Belga Marine of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was acquired by Ulstein Group AS and renamed Ulstein Belga Marine It provides electrical and control systems for the large offshore and merchant market in Brazil.