- Car sales in the Netherlands have fallen sharply. 15,373 cars were registered in April, 53 percent compared to a year earlier. The sharp decline in sales is a direct result of the corona crisis, says the RAI.
- The US government wants to deploy a new stimulus package to stimulate the economy. Congress will meet next week to discuss this massive economic relief package, writes the FD.
- Oil giant ExxonMobil posted a loss of $610 million in the first quarter of this year. The second largest oil producer in the world says it will cut costs significantly.
- Since the office opened for the NOW scheme, which allows entrepreneurs to pay wage costs, the UWV has helped 104,000 companies. A total of 1.9 billion euros has been paid out, writes NRC.
- According to Minister Van Rijn, the end to the shortages of medical devices is in sight. Against the NOS the minister says that the supply has grown. Partly thanks to the LCH, there are more flights from Asia to bring the goods to the Netherlands.
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