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The Dutch government is buying a stake in the troubled Air France-KLM airline in a bid to match the French state's influence

Air France-KLM shares plunge after Dutch buy stake

Shares in Air France-KLM plummeted today, a day after the Dutch government announced it was buying a stake in the troubled airline in a bid to match the French state's influence.

Business • 27 Feb 19

People hold hands during the Hand in Hand for Diversity demonstration in Arnhem

Dutch protesters hold hands after attack on gay couple

Protests have taken place in Dutch cities in support for gay rights after a male couple were attacked last week while walking hand-in-hand.

World • 09 Apr 17

Mark Rutte's VVD Party has won the most seats according to the first exit poll

Exit poll gives Dutch PM Rutte lead over Wilders

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's VVD Party won the most seats in parliamentary elections, according to a first exit poll published by national broadcaster NOS.

World • 16 Mar 17

There were protests outside the Turkish Consulate in Rotterdam on Saturday

Dutch warn citizens in Turkey amid diplomatic tensions

The Netherlands has issued a new travel warning to Dutch citizens in Turkey urging them to take care amid a bitter row between the two countries.

World • 13 Mar 17

Rabobank said its underlying profit for 2016 rose to €4.09 billion

Restructuring Rabobank lifts underlying profit 14%

Dutch lender Rabobank has reported a 14% rise in underlying full-year profit, boosted by the country's economic growth and higher international agricultural lending.

Business • 16 Feb 17

Dutch bank ING also said today it will invest €800m in its technology platform

ING plans to shed 7,000 jobs

ING Group plans to shed 7,000 jobs and invest heavily in its digital platforms to achieve annual savings of €900m by 2021, the Netherlands' largest financial services company said today.

Business • 03 Oct 16

The S&P index measures the current real and financial economic links to the UK economy

Ireland among countries most exposed to Brexit

In a survey of 20 countries most exposed to a potential UK exit from the EU, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, and Cyprus are most susceptible to any trade and migratory aftershocks of a Brexit.

Business • 09 Jun 16

The UK decision to exit the EU could reinforce uncertainty about the future of the European Union, the OECD warns

Ireland, Luxembourg, Holland set for Brexit hit

Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands would be the first of Britain's EU partners to bear the brunt if voters back an exit from the European Union, the OECD said.

Business • 01 Jun 16

The bank's loan impairments fell to just €2m from €38m in the first quarter of the year

ABN Amro Q1 earnings beat as bad loans almost gone

ABN Amro beat first-quarter expectations helped by a 99% fall in bad loan impairments, an anomaly despite a robust Dutch economy, the bank said today.

Business • 11 May 16

Rabobank's loan book shrank by €3.5 billion to €426.2 billion in 2015

Rabobank earnings rise on fall in loan provisions

Rabobank, the Dutch co-operative banking group and a major lender to the international agriculture sector, today reported a 20% rise in 2015 net profit to €2.21 billion in a rebounding Dutch economy.

Business • 18 Feb 16

ABN said that the economic backdrop in the Netherlands, where it does 80% of its business, is positive

ABN Amro fourth-quarter profit falls 32% on taxes

ABN Amro, the largest Dutch retail bank, said its underlying fourth-quarter net profit fell 32% from a year earlier to €272m, hit by regulatory costs and taxes.

Business • 17 Feb 16

'If the Netherlands has been part of the problem in the past, we want to be part of the solution from now on'

Dutch say will lead EU fight against tax avoidance

The Netherlands will be at the forefront of efforts to combat multinationals' tax avoidance, its finance minister has said, amid a dispute with the European Commission over his country's tax treatment of Starbucks.

Business • 15 Jan 16

Rabobank is refocusing on its roots in agricultural lending and will reduce mortgage and commercial lending

Rabobank to cut 9,000 global jobs and cut assets

Dutch co-operative bank Rabobank has said it plans to lay off nearly a fifth of its workforce to boost profit and prepare for tougher European banking guidelines.

Business • 10 Dec 15

ABN now makes 80% of its profit in the Netherlands, where it competes with ING and Rabobank

ABN Amro's shares rise in IPO as bank refloats

ABN Amro returned to the Amsterdam stock exchange today with a valuation of €16.7 billion.

Business • 20 Nov 15

ABN Amro's IPO values the nationalised bank at €15 billion-18.8 billion

ABN Amro valued at €15-18.8 billion in IPO

The Dutch government said today it will sell a 23% stake in ABN Amro in an initial public offering of shares that values the nationalised bank at €15 billion-18.8 billion.

Business • 10 Nov 15

ABN Amro has reported underlying net profit of €509m, up from €450m a year ago

ABN Amro reports 13% rise in 3Q profit

ABN Amro has reported a 13% rise in profit for the third quarter as the Netherlands' economy continued to gather steam.

Business • 09 Nov 15

Grafton to buy Isero, a specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the Netherlands

Grafton buys Dutch firm Isero for €91.5m

Building materials group Grafton has agreed a deal to buy Isero, a specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the Netherlands, for €91.5m.

Business • 27 Oct 15

ING said it would invest around €200m in its IT systems between 2015 and 2017

ING cuts 1,700 jobs as part of digital push

Dutch bank ING is to scrap 1,700 jobs over the next three years as part of an online banking push.

Business • 25 Nov 14

Primark opens new store in Venlo in The Netherlands

Primark opens ninth Dutch store

Primark today opened its ninth store in the Netherlands, in the city of Venlo.

Business • 23 Sep 14

Once-off charges hit ABN AMRO's net income, the Dutch bank said

Economic recovery boosts ABN AMRO's profit

Underlying profit at state-owned Dutch bank ABN AMRO was boosted by an improving economy and a recovering housing market.

Business • 22 Aug 14

Liberty Global's John Malone in €10 billion deal for Ziggo

Liberty Global expands in Europe with Ziggo deal

US cable giant Liberty Global is to buy Dutch operator Ziggo in a deal valuing the company at €10 billion.

Business • 27 Jan 14

Fleetmatics CEO Jim Travers says company's European expansion continues

Fleetmatics drives into Dutch market

Dublin headquartered technology company Fleetmatics is to enter the Dutch market as it expands its European footprint.

Business • 20 Jan 14

ABN Amro reported second-quarter net profit down 3% to €402 million from the first three months of 2013

Dutch government expects loss on ABN Amro sale

The Dutch government plans to sell lender ABN Amro in an initial public offering a year from now at the earliest but is unlikely to recoup its costs.

Business • 23 Aug 13

The prince was buried in an avalanche while skiing in Austria

Dutch prince dies 18 months after skiing accident

Dutch Prince Johan Friso, who went into a coma following a skiing accident in February 2012, has died.

News • 12 Aug 13

ING's third quarter profits drop to €609m from €1.7 billion last year

ING to cut jobs as third quarter profits drop

ING Group, the Dutch bank and insurance company, today revealed plans to cut 2,350 jobs after a sharp drop in third-quarter profits.

Business • 07 Nov 12