''L'Echo'' is a

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business

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, published by

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and mainly distributed in

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and

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. It is the French counterpart of the

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'' which is its sister paper.

History and profile

''L'Echo'' originated as ''L'Écho de la bourse de Bruxelles'' () which was first published on 22 May 1881. It was renamed ''L'Écho de la Bourse'' () in 1889 and retained the name until 1990 when the paper adopted its current title. It is owned by

which is also the owner of the Flemish business daily ''De Tijd''. Both papers offer financial and economic news. ''L'Echo'' is headquartered in Brussels. In March 2012 it began to be published in Berliner format.

Circulation

''L'Echo'' sold 260,000 copies in 1990. The paper had a circulation of 28,765 copies and a market share of 4.5% in 2002. The paper had a 18,736 copies in the second half of 2012.

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Echo 1881 establishments in Belgium Business newspapers French-language newspapers published in Belgium Mass media in Brussels Publications established in 1881