Vital living environment
A new Dutch coalition: what are the policy plans? - Assessing the economic impact
On 16 May the coalition parties PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB published their Outline Agreement. This document serves as the foundation for a new Dutch cabinet.
COP27: The Past, the Present and the Future of Loss and Damage Compensation
The establishment of a loss and damage compensation could no longer be delayed. Factors impeding progress were overcome. COP27 agreed on a new loss and damage fund.
Will COP15 Be the ‘Paris-moment’ for Nature?
What’s on the table of COP15 and why? What is the position financial institutions are in to reverse global biodiversity loss and capital on nature-positive opportunities.
Sharp cooling of housing market due to higher interest rates and economic turnaround
Increased interest rates and energy crisis depress demand for owner-occupied homes. House prices are easing and are expected to decline slightly during 2023.
Double-digit growth expected for Dutch house prices in 2021
We expect prices on the Dutch housing market to rise on average 10.9 percent in 2021, as the outlook for the economy has improved and because lending criteria have ...
Housing shortage will keep house prices rising in 2020 and 2021
House prices in the Netherlands rose by almost 7 percent in 2019, and we expect that owner-occupied homes will become even more expensive this year due to the rising...