Brief economic news of December 20, 2021
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – December 20, 2021
- The RIVM reports 12,220 reports of positive corona tests on Monday. That is 1,111 fewer than on Sunday.
- Due to the new lockdown, the Dutch economy will grow less quickly next year, predicts De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Growth is expected to be 2.2 percent, compared to a previous estimate of 3.6 percent.
- DNB also points out that Dutch people should take into account that inflation will be around 3 percent for at least three years.
- The European Medicines Agency EMA has conditionally approved Nuvaxovid, a corona vaccine from manufacturer Novavax, reports NU.nl. This is the fifth approved vaccine against the coronavirus.
- Since the United Kingdom left the common European market on January 1, 2021, 121 million euros in import duties were paid on Dutch goods imports from the UK in the first 8 months of last year. That reports CBS.
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