Netherlands
USG People revenue jumps 11.9% in 4Q
AMSTERDAM: Dutch recruitment firm USG People nv (AMS: USG) reported revenue rose 11.9% in the fourth quarter, but gross margin...
Netherlands bans export of kosher, halal meat to ‘minimise’ negative effects on animal welfare
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government has announced plans to ban the export of kosher and halal meat in an effort to...
€3bn for new trains but no guarantee of a seat
AMSTERDAM: Dutch national train operator NS is investing €3bn euros in new trains, better station information and facilities including wifi...
NN Group profits rise by 82% in 4Q
AMSTERDAM: NN Group NV, the Dutch insurer and asset manager spun out of ING Groep NV, reported an 82 percent...
Dutch gold to be moved out of Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch central bank is looking into whether its gold and cash reserves can be stored outside Amsterdam. The...
Amsterdam collects €46.4m in tourist tax revenue
AMSTERDAM: Statistics Netherlands expects that Amsterdam will collect 46.4 million euros in tourist tax over 2016, a 25 percent increase...
Akzo Nobel to buy BASF unit
AMSTERDAM: Akzo Nobel NV has agreed to buy a coatings business from BASF SE for 475 million euros to expand...
Inflation drops to 0.6% in Jan
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch rate of inflation fell marginally to 0.6% in January, due to lower prices for home nursing, the...
Unilever to cut 240 jobs in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM: Unilever is cutting 240 jobs in the Netherlands by shifting abroad some operations, particularly IT. Some 200 staff members...
TomTom 2015 revenue grows by 6% to $1.13bn
THE HAGUE: TomTom, the navigational device and mapping product, saw its 2015 revenue grow to 1.0 billion euros (1.13 billion...
Big Dutch banks continue to lose mortgage market share
AMSTERDAM: The four main Dutch banks now account for less than half the Dutch mortgage market, as pension funds and...
ING profit soars, dividend payment set at 65 cents
AMSTERDAM: Dutch banking group ING booked net profit of €4bn in 2015, almost four times as much as in 2014....
Shell reports profits plunge on oil price slump
AMSTERDAM: Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced an 87-percent plunge in annual net profits on slumping oil prices. The Anglo-Dutch...
Ten arrested in Netherlands over bitcoin money-laundering allegations
AMSTERDAM: Dutch police have arrested 10 people in the Netherlands as part of an international investigation into money-laundering through sales...
80% of Dutch firms are now one-man companies
AMSTERDAM: There are now over 1.5 million companies in the Netherlands but 1.2 million of them have no more than...
Big Dutch pension funds warn of possible cuts in 2017
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands’ two biggest pension funds may have to cut pensions next year because their assets have fallen below...
Philips reports revenue, profit rise in 2015
THE HAGUE: Philips had an increase of revenue and profit in 2015, the Dutch electronics giant announced here the other...
Brussels wants Dutch sea ports to pay corporate taxes
BRUSSELS: The European Commission stated that six Dutch sea ports should pay corporate tax over their income in order to...
Shell expects sharp decline in 2015 profits
THE HAGUE: Shell expects a sharp fall in profits over the full year 2015, the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company...
Netherlands agricultural exports to hit €82bln in 2015
AMSTERDAM: Total exports of agricultural products for the Netherlands in 2015 amounted to 82.4 billion euros, again exceeding the previous...
