The Netherlands is doing well economically. But there are significant risks, such as the unbalanced housing market and capacity problems on the electricity grid. Many problems are interconnected. Climate measures could save the Netherlands billions in the long term. The Netherlands has withstood recent economic shocks thanks to “strong institutions, advanced infrastructure and a highly […]
Sales of Volkswagen in North America have fallen by 16 percent in the past three months. This is due to import duties imposed by President Donald Trump on European cars. On Monday, Mercedes-Benz already reported that sales in the United States have fallen by 9 percent. This means that two major German car manufacturers have
The British oil company BP has sold all of its Dutch gas and charging stations to industry peer Catom, owner of the OK brand. The sale is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Catom is taking over three hundred gas stations and fifteen charging stations. The more than one thousand Dutch
The Blokker store chain will open eight stores on Wednesday, after it recently also reopened twenty branches. The openings arrive more than half a year after the chain went on the bottle in November last year. The stores that open on Wednesday are in Assen, Heemskerk, Heerlen, Leiden, Son, Uden, Vleuten and Winterswijk. Last month
Several Dutch companies with a stock market listing are re-examining their diversity policies. This concerns companies that are also active in the United States, where different rules have applied since this year. This is reported by Eumedion, which promotes the interests of institutional investors. The American government, which took office earlier this year, is very
V&D will receive a new owner with the British e-commerce platform Secret Sales. The retail chain, which perished in 2015, is nowadays active as a webshop for clothing. V&D hopes to continue to grow under the new owner. The parties involved did not announce how much money is involved in the deal. After the acquisition,
The sale of newly built homes increased by almost a third in the first quarter of this year. This seems like a strong increase, but it is “not exceptionally high.” The ambition to provide 100,000 new homes annually is not getting any closer. In the first quarter of 2025, almost 6,200 owner-occupied homes were sold,
The Tesla share took another dive on Monday, as CEO Elon Musk announced the formation of a political party in the United States. Shareholders would prefer Musk to ensure that more Teslas are sold again. The Tesla share lost almost 8 percent of its value on a dramatic stock market day on Monday, equivalent to
The development of offshore wind farms can go well with nature restoration. The nature in the oceans is currently under severe pressure. Coral reefs, salt marshes, and seagrass beds can flourish again with a relatively small investment, researchers see. All over the world, one wind farm after another is being built at sea. This is
Care institutions are trying to reduce the use of self-employed professionals (zzp’ers), but research shows that this is not easy. Many care organizations rely almost entirely on zzp’ers. It is necessary to reduce this reliance because the Tax Authorities are conducting stricter checks on bogus self-employment this year. Stopping the use of self-employed professionals is