Brief economic corona news from October 2
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – October 2, 2020
- Dutch banks have provided financial assistance to more than 163,000 entrepreneurs since the corona outbreak in March. says the NVB. This amounts to a total of 25.8 billion euros.
- Due to the corona crisis, sales of second-hand cars have increased significantly. According to BOVAG More than 10 percent more used cars were traded in the third quarter than the same period last year.
- Companies that received a NOW benefit in the period from March to July had 2.6 million employee jobs in February. says CBS. The payments mainly went to companies in the catering, culture, sports & recreation, rental and business services.
- Social Affairs Minister Wouter Koolmees calls it little surprise that despite wage support from the government, 181,000 jobs have still been lost. Against the ANP he says: “We knew in advance that it would not work in all cases. Unfortunately that also happened.”
- Tourist visits to Spain fell by 73 percent in the first eight months of 2020, reports the Spanish statistics agency INE. Tourism income even fell by 80 percent.
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