Pursuant to Article 7 of the External Financial Relations Act 1994 (Wet financiële betrekkingen buitenland 1994 – Wfbb), residents must submit information and data to DNB that are relevant to the compilation of the Dutch balance of payments. DNB has elaborated the reporting requirements in the Balance of Payments Reporting Instructions 2022 (RI 2022).
The purpose of the RI 2022 is to ensure that DNB meets its obligations to the European Central Bank in terms of balance of payments and international investment position statistics. The data and information DNB requests for the purpose of compiling the Dutch balance of payments are also used to determine the international investment position of the Netherlands.
11 July 2025
News item supervision
To assist service providers in Aruba, the BES islands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten in complying with legal requirements, the Kingdom Supervisors AFM, CBA, CBCS, and DNB have developed a Good Practice.
Read more Good Practices politically exposed persons
04 July 2025
News
New figures from DNB show that the Dutch used their debit or credit cards to pay for €198 billion worth of products and services in 2024. This represents a 15% increase from 2022. Although point-of-sale card payments still far outnumber them, online card payments in particular are on the rise.
Read more Card payments further up, especially online
30 June 2025
News item supervision
On 31 May 2023, DNB announced an increase of the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) to 2%. Banks with loans outstanding in the Netherlands must comply with this requirement since 31 May 2024.
Read more DNB maintains Countercyclical Capital Buffer at 2% – June 2025
17 June 2025
News
In the first quarter of 2025, the total value of Dutch pension funds' investments went down €54 billion (-3%), new figures from DNB show. In foreign investments, negative exchange rate movements in particular contributed to the losses
Read more Weaker US dollar hits pension funds harder than falling stock prices