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1 week, 3 days ago

Some 250,000 workers at risk with stricter enforcement of false self-employment rules

NL Times

The stricter enforcement of false self-employment may impact 250,000 self-employed people, ABN Amro estimates. ABN Amro thinks that false self-employment happens most often in the healthcare sector. Self-employed people in the construction sector are usually hired for specialist or temporary jobs, the ABN Amro said. The Tax Authority announced that they will usually not issue fines in the beginning, but …

Healthcare Sector Amro Abn

1 week, 6 days ago

Construction sector is shrinking in 2024 but will recover for next two years; ABN Amro

NL Times

The construction sector is going to shrink for the second year in a row this year but will grow again in 2025 before increasing more significantly in 2026. Construction companies have struggled with high interest rates, full power grids, limited nitrogen space, an increase in construction costs, and staff shortages. But there is a need for new homes, and the …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dutch economy should grow 1.5% next year, but inflation will remain high, says ABN Amro

NL Times

The Dutch economy will continue to grow in the next two years although the pace of this will slow slightly. American import duties will slow the growth somewhat in the second half of next year. In 2025, growth will reach 1.5 percent, after which this will slow down due to the introduction of American import duties. But historically high wage …

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday more popular than ever: ABN Amro

NL Times

Bargain festivals such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday seem to be becoming increasingly popular in the Netherlands. Almost six out of ten consumers expect to make a purchase during this period, compared to almost four out of ten last year. Black Friday officially takes place on November 29, but many webshops and stores offer their products for sale earlier. …

Black Friday Cyber Monday

1 month ago

ABN Amro says it is time to end high wage increases

NL Times

ABN Amro has stated that it is time to end the higher salary increases for employees as compensation for inflation. After this, the wage increase needs to be connected to an increase in labor productivity,” ABN Amro stated. Recently, a Dutch chairman of the International Monetary Fund also said that caution is required when it comes to strong wage increases. …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

At a boy’s funeral, a Palestinian village gathers to bid farewell

LA Times

On a bright and nearly cloudless day in the West Bank village of Burin, hundreds gathered to bury a 10-year-old boy named Amro. Amro Najjar was shot and killed March 4 during what the Israeli Defense Forces described as “counterterrorist activity.” He was buried the next day. The IDF said that after “a number of suspects hurled rocks at soldiers,” …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Savers with over €57,000 to lose much more to Box 3 tax due to higher interest rates

NL Times

Taxpayers with more than 57,000 euros in savings will pay much more capital gains tax in Box 3 for 2023 than was stated in their provisional assessment. But due to savings interest rates increasing significantly last year, the Tax Authority will assume savers achieved a 0.92 percent return on their savings in 2023, the Financieele Dagblad reports based on calculations …

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1 year ago

Rental homes' value to drop 16% by end 2024: ABN Amro

NL Times

Rental homes will decline sharply in value this year and next year, ABN Amro expects. This uncertainty now makes it less attractive to invest in these homes,” said Paul Bisschop, a real estate economist at ABN Amro. He pointed out that measures have already been taken to regulate the rental market, such as increased transfer tax for investors, several municipalities …

Rental Bisschop Rental Homes

1 year ago

Dutch State set to sell off another 10 percent of ABN Amro

NL Times

The Dutch State plans to sell another 10 percent of its ABN Amro shares, bringing its stake in the bank down to around 40 percent. The sale will happen through a pre-arranged trading plan executed by BofA Securities Europe, said the NLFI, the foundation that manages government interests in financial institutions on behalf of the Dutch State. It will reduce …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ABN Amro cuts through the red tape with a BSN-free new account

Dutch News

There is so much officialdom to sort out when moving to the Netherlands that new arrivals can often find themselves going round in circles. You no longer need a Dutch to open a bank account so you can potentially set up your account before you move via the ABN Amro banking app. The bank can meet legal obligations around identity …

Netherlands Bank Open Need Account Amro Abn

1 year, 1 month ago

‘Like a prison’: The Palestinians in Hebron living under Israeli lockdown

Al Jazeera

In Hebron’s H2, 700 Israeli settlers get military protection while 35,000 Palestinians can be shot if they step outside. But now no one can do that.” Several residents who spoke to Al Jazeera said the same thing: “It’s like we are in a prison.” Soldiers by day, settlers by night Following the shocking October 7 attack on southern Israel by …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch economy to grow slightly this year despite recession: ABN Amro

NL Times

ABN Amro expects the Dutch economy to grow slightly by 0.5 percent this year. Rising interest rates due to central bank interest rate increases also have a slowing effect because, for example, it makes borrowing more expensive. In addition, the European Central Bank’s target for inflation of 2 percent remains out of sight, according to ABN Amro. ABN Amro also …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Home sales to keep falling next year due to slow new construction: ABN Amro

NL Times

The number of home sales will not increase next year as previous forecasts expected. According to ABN Amro, which previously assumed growth of 2.5 percent, the number of transactions will decrease by that same percentage in 2024. “Because this takes time, the number of transactions will likely remain low.” ABN Amro expects 5 percent fewer transactions this year than last …

Sight Homes

1 year, 9 months ago

No recession, but little growth for Dutch economy this year: ABN Amro

NL Times

The Dutch economy will not shrink this year, but its growth will slow down, ABN Amro expects. The bank predicts that the economy will grow 1.2 percent this year and 1.3 percent next year. Over the past two years, the Dutch economy grew more than 4 percent per year. The bank expects that consumer prices will rise by 4.4 percent …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Isolated Iran finds ally China reluctant to extend it a lifeline

CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. The speech was likely “a reflection of Tehran’s frustration with China’s hesitancies about deepening its economic ties with Iran,” Henry Rome, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told CNN. In a joint …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands set to sell off more of its stake in ABN Amro

NL Times

The Dutch State plans to sell off more of its stake in ABN Amro. The Dutch government nationalized ABN Amro in 2008 when the bank threatened to collapse at the start of the credit crisis. The government put the bank back on the stock exchange in 2015, making clear that it would eventually sell all its interests in ABN Amro. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

ABN Amro profit up over 55% to €1.9 billion due to rising interest rates

NL Times

One of the largest banks in the Netherlands, ABN Amro, saw profits last year rise by more than half compared to a year earlier. The interest rates mean ABN Amro can earn wider margins on savings that people have deposited with the bank. ABN Amro now also thinks it is in a strong enough position to reward its shareholders, which …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch housing prices will fall 10 percent over two years, says ABN Amro

NL Times

Home prices in the Netherlands will fall 10 percent in the coming two years, 6 percent in 2023, and 4 percent in 2024, ABN Amro expects. This is because mortgage interest rates have risen sharply while disposable income is under pressure from inflation,” ABN Amro economist Philip Bokeloh said. The higher mortgage interest rates mean people can borrow less on …

Prices Amro Abn

1 year, 11 months ago

Climate measures to make return flights within Europe some €60 more expensive: ABN Amro

NL Times

New environmental measures will make flying within the European Union much more expensive, according to calculations by ABN Amro. The expiry of free emission allowances, combined with higher flight tax, will increase the price of a return flight to Barcelona, Rome, or Athens, for example, by 50 to 60 euros, Het Parool reports. According to ABN Amro, the expiry of …

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2 years ago

ABN Amro: Netherlands can expect recession, but turnaround will lead to 2023 growth

NL Times

The high inflation and rising interest rates are putting pressure on the Dutch economy, which will therefore wind up sliding into a recession. Because wages will also continue to rise and the government is limiting energy costs, consumers will likely start spending more starting in the second quarter next year. Despite that, experts at ABN Amro still think that consumer …

Interest Rates Next Year

2 years ago

Dutch economy causing €40 billion in damage to biodiversity: ABN Amro

NL Times

Production and consumption in the Netherlands cause nearly 40 billion euros of damage to biodiversity. The damage comes from unsustainable land use, greenhouse gas emissions, and air and water pollution, ABN Amro reported based on a study by the bank and the Impact Institute. The biodiversity damage, therefore, leads to a loss of value for ecosystem services like food production, …

Biodiversity Damage

2 years, 1 month ago

Affordable housing plan under increasing pressure: ABN Amro report

Dutch News

High costs, rising interest rates, slow processes for granting permits and uncertainty about policy changes are making it increasingly unlikely government targets for building affordable homes will be met, ABN Amro economists have said in a new report. Housing minister Hugo de Jonge has pledged to build 900,000 new homes by 2030, of which 60% must be affordable rentals or …

Homes Housing Plan

2 years, 1 month ago

Affordable housing plan under increasing pressure: ABN Amro report

Dutch News

High costs, rising interest rates, slow processes for granting permits and uncertainty about policy changes are making it increasingly unlikely government targets for building affordable homes will be met, ABN Amro economists have said in a new report. Housing minister Hugo de Jonge has pledged to build 900,000 new homes by 2030, of which 60% must be affordable rentals or …

Homes Housing Plan

2 years, 1 month ago

Increasingly difficult to build new homes: ABN Amro

NL Times

The construction of new homes is becoming increasingly difficult due to unfavorable market conditions, ABN Amro wrote in a report on the construction sector. According to the bank, rising interest rates, higher sustainability and quality requirements, and difficult permits due to the nitrogen issue are causing headwinds. ABN Amro concludes that “delivering energy-efficient and affordable new construction is a tough …

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Some 250,000 workers at risk with stricter enforcement of false self-employment rules

Construction sector is shrinking in 2024 but will recover for next two years; ABN Amro

Dutch economy should grow 1.5% next year, but inflation will remain high, says ABN Amro

Black Friday and Cyber Monday more popular than ever: ABN Amro

ABN Amro says it is time to end high wage increases

At a boy’s funeral, a Palestinian village gathers to bid farewell

Savers with over €57,000 to lose much more to Box 3 tax due to higher interest rates

Rental homes' value to drop 16% by end 2024: ABN Amro

Dutch State set to sell off another 10 percent of ABN Amro

ABN Amro cuts through the red tape with a BSN-free new account

‘Like a prison’: The Palestinians in Hebron living under Israeli lockdown

Dutch economy to grow slightly this year despite recession: ABN Amro

Home sales to keep falling next year due to slow new construction: ABN Amro

No recession, but little growth for Dutch economy this year: ABN Amro

Isolated Iran finds ally China reluctant to extend it a lifeline

Netherlands set to sell off more of its stake in ABN Amro

ABN Amro profit up over 55% to €1.9 billion due to rising interest rates

Dutch housing prices will fall 10 percent over two years, says ABN Amro

Climate measures to make return flights within Europe some €60 more expensive: ABN Amro

ABN Amro: Netherlands can expect recession, but turnaround will lead to 2023 growth

Dutch economy causing €40 billion in damage to biodiversity: ABN Amro

Affordable housing plan under increasing pressure: ABN Amro report

Affordable housing plan under increasing pressure: ABN Amro report

Increasingly difficult to build new homes: ABN Amro