Dutch business owners expect to hire more staff next year
Business owners in the Netherlands expect to hire more staff and invest more in their businesses in 2025, a new…
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Retail turnover up 2.6% in the Netherlands in September 2024
Turnover in the Dutch retail sector rose by 2.6% in September 2024, compared to the same month the previous year,…
Dutch consumer confidence showed a slight decline in October
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands saw a slight decline in October 2024, to -22, down from -21 in September, new…
Unemployment rate increasing slightly in the Netherlands
The unemployment rate has risen at a rate of around 2,000 per month in the Netherlands over the past three…
Close to a fifth of the Dutch population identifies as LGBTQIA
Some 18% of the population of the Netherlands identifies as LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bi-plus, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual), equating…
Adoption of artificial intelligence on the rise among Dutch residents
Close to a quarter (23%) of the Dutch population have used artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to create texts, videos, or images, a new study has found.
Tourist spend in the Netherlands topped €100 billion last year
Tourists in the Netherlands spent close to €105 billion last year, an increase of around €13 billion compared to 2022, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has revealed.
Population of the Netherlands tops 18 million for the first time
The population of the Netherlands has surpassed the 18 million mark, eight years on from the country’s population topping 17 million, in 2016.
Drug use in Dutch neighbourhoods a ‘growing nuisance’
Some 490,000 Dutch residents said that they experienced nuisance related to drug use in their neighbourhood in 2023, up from 440,000 in 2021.
Economic outlook ‘continuing to deteriorate’ in the Netherlands
The economic outlook in the Netherlands was more negative in May 2024 than the previous month, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.