The Dutch economy has surpassed the milestone of 1 trillion euros for the first time, according to new figures for the country’s 2023 GDP from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). CBS places the root of the growth in post-COVID recovery and high inflation. The Netherlands is the 18th largest economy in the world Despite being the 68th largest country in the world by population, it ranks in 18th place for the size of its economy according to the IMF and is the fifth largest EU economy. CBS statistics show that the Netherlands’ economy had a value of just 330 billion euros in 1995,...
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This week in Dutch tech
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Europe’s longest tunnel for testing hyperloop technology opens in the Netherlands
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Travel
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‘Amsterdam Rules’: Pre-trip quiz aims to deter unwanted tourism
Amsterdam is softening its ‘stay away’ messaging – but it still wants to deter rowdy visitors. ADVERTISEMENT Amsterdam has desperately...
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‘I live in Amsterdam and there’s a big problem with British tourists’
Amsterdam has had enough of tourists. A new campaign targeting stag parties is trying to discourage rowdy Britons from visiting...
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Amsterdam accused of ‘lazy stereotyping’ in latest campaign against British visitors
Booth adds: “No one planning on coming to the city for a stag do will care that such activities are...
Fashion
Amsterdam ‘fashion library’ takes aim at clothes waste
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 — Ikram Cakir hands over a multi-coloured blue and white blouse and selects a similar item, this time in hot pink. Welcome to Amsterdam’s “fashion library”. Billed as one of the world’s only physical centres for renting used and new clothing, the “big shared wardrobe” in the Dutch capital is a response to clothes waste and fashion industry pollution. Hundreds of brightly coloured trousers, coats and overalls are sorted by brand or style, each with a tag indicating a sale price or how much it costs to rent the item per day. The daily rental price varies...
Horoscope
The Netherlands and Morocco sign deportation treaty – DutchNews.nl
December 19, 2023 Photo: Depositphotos.com Caretaker justice Dilan Yesilgöz and her Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Ouahbi have signed a deportation agreement which, they say, will strengthen the battle against international crime. “Organised crime knows no borders,” Yesilgöz said. “International criminal networks are ruthless about expanding their illegal weapons, drugs and human trafficking operations.” International cooperation between countries has a key role in combating this, the Dutch minister said. “This deportation treaty strengthens the relationship we have developed with Morocco, and together we will further boost our joint approach against international organised crime.” The treaty will make it easier for Morocco to deport people...
Fitness
Dutch Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler 8-6 in final
Littler returns to action on Thursday as he makes his Premier League Darts debut in Cardiff, with live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app from 19:00 GMT. He will again face Humphries in the quarter-finals, with Cardiff the first of 16 events in the tournament. Ranking points are awarded on each night, with the top four players overall heading into the play-offs at London’s O2 on Thursday, 23 May. Premier League, Cardiff – quarter-finals Order of fixtures to be confirmed Peter Wright v Rob Cross Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith Luke...
Infra
Penta Infra koopt KPN datacenter in Haarlem
Penta Infra bezit en exploiteert momenteel een portfolio van 11 datacenters in Duitsland, Frankrijk, Denemarken en Nederland. De overname van het carrier- en cloudneutrale datacenter van KPN vestigt de aanwezigheid van Penta Infra in de metropoolregio Amsterdam en zal haar voetafdruk op de Nederlandse markt vergroten, wat onderdeel is van Penta Infra’s langetermijnstrategie om haar pan-Europese portfolio van edge- en core-oplossingen uit te breiden. datacentra. KPN blijft huurder in de locatie zodat zij de continuïteit van hun netwerkdivisie kunnen waarborgen, terwijl Penta Infra de overige ruimtes herontwikkelt tot state-of-the-art IT-ruimtes voor colocatieklanten. Igor Josephus Jitta, Partner bij Photon Capital :...
Sports
Graham Potter holds talks over Ajax head coach job but ex-Chelsea boss not currently sold on struggling Dutch club
Graham Potter is not keen on taking over as Ajax head coach at present despite talks with the struggling Eredivisie club, Sky Sports News understands. The former Chelsea and Brighton boss is understood to have become a prime target for them and they recently held discussions about the role. However, Potter is not eager to progress things further at this stage. There is expected to be movement among managers and head coaches this summer, mainly due to the vacant roles at Liverpool and Bayern Munich but also because of the speculation over the future of others such as Erik ten...
Gambling
KSA requests all Dutch sponsorship details ahead of ban
Online casinos operating in the Netherlands have been asked to provide details of commercial sponsorship deals ahead of a national ban being imposed. According to a Casino Nieuws report, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has approached operators with a request for information. This includes details of when the sponsorship contracts were signed and their duration, as well as what the agreement includes. While an advertising ban came into effect in 2023, sponsorships are still currently legal. Programme and event sponsorship is allowed until 1 July of this year while sports sponsorship is allowed until 1 July 2025. New contracts may no longer be...