AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDigital Investment: Alibaba Cloud has opened its first Dutch public-cloud region, with two Amsterdam data centres aimed at local demand for AI and cloud services. Markets: Shell launched a $5 billion share buyback, including up to $2 billion in shares traded in the Netherlands. The ECB held its deposit rate at 2.5% as eurozone inflation reached 3.8%; Christine Lagarde will leave in February, with former DNB chief Klaas Knot among potential successors. Public Finances: The Dutch cabinet plans to cut about 25,000 central-government jobs by 2035, using AI and other efficiencies to target annual savings of €3.5 billion. Competition: The Dutch consumer regulator blocked Zwanenberg’s takeover of Unox assets, warning the deal could leave supermarket suppliers with too little competition. Supply Chains: CBS says China processes seven of the eight raw materials most critical to the Dutch economy, including materials used in chips, defence and clean energy. Trade and Logistics: India and the Netherlands discussed deeper cooperation in semiconductors, clean energy and critical minerals; Schiphol’s new flight cap drew criticism from the air-cargo industry over slot protections.
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