The Dutch Central Bank reduced its economic growth forecast for the Netherlands in 2022, predicting that the hard lockdown announced last weekend will be a blow to the Dutch economy. The central bank predicted the country will achieve growth of 2.2 percent next year, down from the 3.6 percent it previously projected. In a hastily produced calculation, Olaf Sleijpen, the …
Despite the government being expected to announce a hard lockdown in the Netherlands this evening, Dutch central bank DNB is still quite positive about the Dutch economy. These range from 4.9 percent economic growth next year in the mild scenario, to 0.2 percent growth in the severe scenario. If the strict lockdown is implemented as sources say and lasts until …