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The Netherlands
Gain unique local insights into the Dutch housing market, labor market, and economy, including sectoral, demographic, and regional economic developments across the Netherlands.
The great electrification
The great electrification is reshaping the energy system of the EU at unprecedented speed.
Agri-food Vision: Working Together Toward a True Value Food System
Will our agrio-food system still be innovative and internationally leading in 2040? Certainly, if we make the transition to True Value. Read our vision.
True Value as a Solution for a Sustainable Agri-food Sector
True Value is a realistic future scenario in which farmers are rewarded for the value they create for climate, nature, and public health. But how does True Value work?
The Agri-food Sector’s Current Challenge
The agro-food sector faces significant challenges. The ecological pressure remains high and the importance of food security and strategic autonomy is growing. Read more.
The Dutch Agri-food Sector’s Strength in 2040
Globally leading in innovation and sustainability, but farmers do work more in balance with nature and receive fair compensation. What does the sector look like in 2040?
Alex Datema: “Improving the Sector’s Resilience and Sustainability”
Alex Datema opens the renewed vision with a call: only through system change can the agri-food sector thrive sustainably. He also mentions what Rabobank contributes.
The Consequences of True Value for the Agri-food Sector
With limited space and stricter environmental rules, agricultural production will fall - but earnings can still grow. This requires chain-wide collaboration.
Housing Market Quarterly: House prices will rise slightly this year
Prices of existing owner-occupied homes will rise only slightly this year. The wave of ex-rental sales and more housing construction are providing relief on the Dutch
Dutch economy expected to grow, but the war in the Middle East clouds the outlook
We expect the Dutch economy to grow by 1.4% this year and 1.5% next year, assuming the conflict in the Middle East remains short lived.
Monthly Outlook: Grappling with known unknowns
Four themes dominate markets: uncertainty about the Fed's future direction, AI, restructuring of US tariff policy and rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East
Europe’s hydrogen infrastructure: The gap between ambition and reality
Europe has set ambitious goals for a continent-wide hydrogen network, but actual progress remains limited.
Global greenhouse update 2026
Governments’ growing focus on self-sufficiency, climate risks, and steady tech advances are influencing greenhouse investment patterns and crop strategies worldwide.