The half-yearly publication Economic Developments and Outlook highlights DNB's forecasts for the Dutch economy. They are placed against the backdrop of recent national and international developments.
Economic Developments and Outlook - June 2018
Dataset EDO - june 2018
07 May 2026
Background
As the population ages, economic growth in the coming decades will have to come mainly from productivity gains. Healthy business dynamism and competition help boost such gains. A new DNB Analysis shows that there is still room for improvement on both counts.
Read more Capital and labour still too often tied up in less productive companies
22 April 2026
Speech
On 22 April, Olaf Sleijpen spoke at the Jeroen Bosch Summit in Den Bosch. Drawing on Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights, he sketched a triptych of the earning potential in the Netherlands.
Read more Garden of Choices: a triptych about our earning potential (speech held in Dutch)
17 April 2026
Background
The war in the Middle East is driving up oil and gas prices. This is reminiscent of 2022, when rising energy prices drove inflation sharply higher. But how similar is the current situation really, and what does that mean for inflation and monetary policy today?
Read more Energy prices are rising: what does this mean for inflation and monetary policy?
26 March 2026
News
According to new figures from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the total value of Dutch exports to the Middle East amounted to €47 billion in 2025, while imports totalled €21 billion. This means that the Netherlands’ trade with the region accounts for less than 5% of total Dutch imports and exports.
Read more The Netherlands has limited financial ties with the Middle East