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A clearer picture of wealth in the Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is improving its wealth statistics.
Dutch among the most positive Europeans
After the Fins, the Swedes and the Danes, the Dutch are Europe’s most optimistic consumers. The relatively high level of consumer confidence in the Netherlands was mainly based on positive...
Increase government spending to combat effects of climate change
In 2010, the Dutch government spent nearly 1.3 billion euro on actions to address climate change. Important in this respect are energy-saving projects and the promotion of renewable energy sources,...
Investments of institutional investors; foreign investments 1980 - 2014
Foreign investments for each category of investments. Pension funds, insurance corporations, investment funds.
Employees prefer pension security
When asked, most employees who are saving for a pension via their employer reported that they wanted financial security when they retire. The majority preferred not to make do with less pension, even...
Institutional investors; short-term and long-term investments 1950 - 2012
Investments by type of investment. Pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.
Dutch heathland: more purple, less yellow
Dutch heaths have been changing colour in recent years. Plants that colour heathland purple, such as heather, have been increasing, while grasses that give heathland a more yellow colour, such as...
Energy reserves
The remaining natural gas reserves in the Netherlands have decreased by almost 54 percent since 2000.
Natural gas exports reach record level in 2008
Last year, 58.5 billion m3 of natural gas was exported, the largest volume since large deposits of natural gas were discovered near the municipality of Slochteren in the province of Groningen. Gas...
Interest rate unchanged
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in March 2011, the same rate as in February. In the preceding months, the...
Interest rate unchanged
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in March, the same rate as in February.
Interest rate marginally lower
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.5 percent in October, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point less than in September 2009.
Interest rate unchanged
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in March 2010, the same rate as in February.
Interest rate down
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.4 percent in May 2011, 0.3 of a percentage point down on April. In the previous seven...
Interest rate slightly down
The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.3 percent in April, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point less than in March.
Investments of institutional investors 1996 - 2014
Total investments; breakdown in terms of percentage by type of investment Pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.