DWBI: What would the future for Belgium be if they got the World's Fair in 1958?

I recently found an old book in my attic, and it depicted the selection program for the World's Fair in 1958. It seems that Belgium was close to winning it, but they just couldn't make it far and it went to France.

I then began to wonder... How would've Belgium looked like if they did got the World's Fair?
 
Wasn't that the reason why Belgium ran into their financial problems? They could not get any backers after spending so much?

IIRC their provinces were then split between France and Holland after the referendum to dissolve the nation, it was the only compromise that they could come up with.
 
Wasn't that the reason why Belgium ran into their financial problems? They could not get any backers after spending so much?

IIRC their provinces were then split between France and Holland after the referendum to dissolve the nation, it was the only compromise that they could come up with.

OOC: Really? You really think that? I'm a Belgian, and I wondered what could have happened if they didn't got the World's Fair because it pretty much made the nation it is today.
 
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