The Dutch economy was more resilient than the average Euro area economy in 2020 owing in part to a high rate of digitalization of activities that allowed a large share of the work force to work remotely, while the strong policy response mitigated the impact of containment measures. A strong...

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights broad-based economic recovery in the Netherlands, which has been gathering speed. Real growth is forecast to reach 2.1 percent in 2016 owing to strong consumption and investment, reflecting improving confidence and rising housing prices, while net...

This paper presents an assessment of financial system stability in the Netherlands. The country is home to a global systemically important bank and a global systemically important insurer. The banking system comprises half of the financial sector and is concentrated in four domestic banks. Major...

This Selected Issues paper focuses on a steady increase in current account surpluses in 'Surplus 3' countries-Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland-since the mid-1990s. In Germany and the Netherlands, nonfinancial corporations seem to be behind the rising surpluses. In these countries,...

This Technical Note discusses the findings and recommendations in the Financial Sector Assessment Program for the Netherlands on banking supervision. The financial resilience of banks in the Netherlands has been strengthened in recent years, and banks are benefiting from continuing economic...

This Technical Note discusses the findings and recommendations made in the Financial Sector Assessment Program for the Netherlands in the areas of managing problem banks and systemic banking crises. Significant progress has been made toward implementing the Banking Union, although key aspects...

This Technical Note discusses the findings and recommendations in the Financial Sector Assessment Program for the Netherlands on financial stability and stress testing of the banking, household, and corporate sectors. The Dutch banking system appears resilient to risks. The stress test results...