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As a result of the coronavirus crisis, some 190,000 working Dutch people have suffered a sharp decrease in income, according to economists at ABN Amro. It showed that in the period from March 2020 to February of this year, 16.3 percent of employed people saw their income decrease by at least 10 percent. That can also be because people choose …

Dutch cinemas are unlikely to recover from financial losses caused by the coronavirus crisis in the foreseeable future, experts from ABN Amro predicted. Cinemas are slowly getting back on their feet partly because of the success of the new James Bond film that premiered in Dutch cinemas at the end of September, according to ABN Amro. ABN Amro does not …

House buying heats up during the coronavirus pandemic

'Coronavirus will have a lasting impact on Amsterdam tourism'

The impact of coronavirus on tourism in Amsterdam will be enormous again this year, according to economists at ABN Amro bank. About one third of the €18.6bn generated by tourism in 2019 was spent on air travel and organised tours, both of which have been hammered by coronavirus restrictions. In addition, business travel will remain at a much lower level …

82 percent of Netherlands residents are worried about climate change, according to a survey by Ipsos for ABN Amro. Two in five Dutch said that the coronavirus crisis should be a "wake-up" call for doing something about the climate, NU.nl reports. "Now that society has to be reshaped anyway, 56 percent of the Dutch think that now is the time …

The partial lockdown the government implemented on Wednesday to try and get the spread of the coronavirus under control, will mean bankruptcy for many companies, ABN Amro economist Philip Bokeloh expects. The lockdown includes catering establishments closing for everything except takeaways, limits on alcohol sales, and no more than 30 people allowed in many public places like theaters. While this …

Instead of decreasing home prices in the Netherlands, the coronavirus crisis will instead stabilize them, according to ABN Amro economist Philip Bokeloh. Earlier this year, the bank expected the crisis to result in a 2 percent drop in home prices next year, now it expects prices to remain stable. According to Bokeloh, a big reason for the housing market to …

Real estate prices and values will decrease next year, due to the economic recession and rising unemployment caused by the coronavirus, according to economists at ABN Amro. On average, real estate values will decrease by 6 percent next year, sector economist Madeline Buijs said in a report. Retail properties will be hit the hardest, ABN Amro expects, with values already …