Brief economic news of September 7, 2021
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – September 7, 2021
- The number of confirmed corona infections rose by 1.8 percent last week to 17,890 positive tests. Last week there was also a very slight increase, according to RIVM figures. The percentage of positive tests did decrease.
- In the Netherlands, inflation rose to 2.4 percent in August, reports CBSAn important cause of the increased devaluation of money is the more expensive summer holidays.
- Investment companies Apax and Warburg Pincus have acquired T-Mobile Netherlands for an amount of 5.1 billion euros taken over of Deutsche Telekom and Tele2. With 6.9 million customers, T-Mobile Netherlands is the largest mobile provider.
- The law that was supposed to ensure that employers would hand out permanent contracts more quickly does not seem to have worked. According to research by ABN Amro, where NRC writes about, the law has caused the termination of 77,000 temporary jobs. Many of them have been employed as self-employed persons. The law does not seem to work, especially for women, young people and less educated flex workers.
- The Belgian company Asco, a supplier to the global aircraft industry, has been acquired by its Austrian-Swiss counterpart Montana Aerospace. This has Let Asco knowDue to the corona crisis, cyber attacks and problems surrounding the Boeing 737 Max, the company recorded a loss of millions last year.
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